By Iyke-Jacobs Nwosu.

The  new month of  February 2024 has  visited  Mbaise Stakeholders with a deep strange cut on the joy of  Local government autonomy as  communities and People of Ezinihitte Mbaise have been sent  back to nothingness following a strange fire outbreak that razed  NPC, ICT buildings amongst  other parts in the Local government Premises ,Itu  Head quarters.

A dependable source who went to the Local government  told our reporter that robles and Photographs depicts  hopelessness occasioned  by Carelessness of the people and government. 
  Our rolving reporter who went round Communities in the council disclosed that accusing fingers were being pointed at the government who failed to do the needful by abandoning responsibilities .

One  old man who passed by the market square but  refussed introducing his identity stated that People are wondering if the Local government has had any headship since Some years as shrubs and weeds took over the Premises.
Another native , though a  Youth , Mr Christian Ochunna Nwachukwu told our reporter that questions must be directed to Chairmen  that supritended the Council in the last Six years . He said their response must be of help to know what really made them abandon the council Secretariate to animals and rodents.

Efforts made to reach some leaders in the local government met some obstacles until a phone call to one Engr. Kingsley Onwubiko   who graciously accepted speaking  .  He expressed surprise with deep emotions . In his words , "why must our local government that is ranking amongst the Poorest and backward suffer this'' ?  Our Council  Ezinihitte/ Mbaise that  is in  dire need of administrative direction cannot shoulder  this now. " I can tell you that what has happened smacks administrative failure , the immediate past headship should be held accountable  for allowing forests to envelope government Properties, It's  Leadership failure that sabotaged Imo state government and People ''Onwubiko lamented .

Asked to quantify the damage , Engr Onwubiko told our reporter that financial costs are deep . He estimated the costs to be in the neighbourhood of #500 to #750  million   adding that  funds meant for other Projects would now be used in this inflationary period. 

      Our team of reporters who went round   had  fruitful   discussions  with the some other  Mbaise Stakeholders who never  minced  words blasting the immediate Past Sole Administrator of Ezinihitte Mbaise, Hon. Chukwuma Ojukwu and Head of Works Dept as well as the Supervisor for Works showed high level of agitations against failed leaderships of the Council administrators .

    They  avered that Imo state government under distinguished Senator Hope Uzodinma has sufficient reasons to summon immediate past headships of the Local governments to come for explanations why they failed to do their jobs  expressing  sadness that People  assigned responsibilities often   abandon their assignments.

    We must recover to ensure sustainance . 
I will use this opportunity to call on our highest elected officials to assist  the governor and Communities by  strengthening  their oversight function in this regard to fish out those culpable.  
  Our Correspondent recalls that some stakeholders sometime ago made a peaceful  protest to their honourable member , Dr.  Henry Agbasonu in the Imo state House of Assembly  allegedly complaining  about the highhandedness of their Solad , Chukwuma Ojukwu over non recorgnition of some Town Union PGs while   refusing   them their monthly stipends.