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| Ogechi Ololo, nee Okorocha. Imo State Commissioner nominee, Ministry of Happiness and Purpose Fulfillment. |
The
Imo State Government has defended the decision of the state Governor, Rochas
Okorocha in creating a Ministry of Happiness and defending this appointment,
the Commissioner for Information, Professor Nnamdi Obiaraeri said the action
was in line with Sections 1 and 92 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
Rochas
Okorocha had on Tuesday announced the appointment of his biological younger sister,
Mrs. Ogechi Ololo (nee Okorocha) as Commissioner for Happiness and Purpose
Fulfillment in the state, which however received widespread criticism by
eminent Nigerians over the controversial decision.
Defending
his principal, Obiaraeri said the governor did not violate any section of the constitution;
rather, his aim was to serve the people of his state better.
According
to the commissioner for information, “The responsibility of the governor to
create more ministries as clearly captured in Section (1) and (92) subsection
(2). So, it is the prerogative of the governor of a state, out of overriding
public interest to create as many ministries as possible to serve the public
interest,” he said on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
“What
the Governor of Imo State has done in creating the Ministry of Happiness and
Purpose Fulfilment is to be able to assist Imo people to realize happiness
which is the very primary essence of government.”
The
state’s mouthpiece further explained that the essence of the newly carved out
ministry was to ensure that lives and destinies were being fulfilled in the
eastern heartland, adding, “Imo people must be happy. Imo people must be made
to fulfil their purpose in life. The young school leavers who are out there in
the street must be made to be mentored”.
“The
young apprentices that we have all over the place, the 305 youth millionaires
that have created by this government, the women that have been empowered must
be made to realize their purpose in life.”
Nwanne,
AKPUOLA GI?
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