Uzodimma Tasks Finance Commissioner on Revenue Generation
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has charged the Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Chuck Chukuemeka to work towards increasing the state’s Internally-Generated Revenue (IGR).
Governor Uzodimma who gave the charge on Wednesday in his office during the swearing-in ceremony of Chukuemeka as the State Commissioner for Finance, Chukuemeka has no choice than to succeed.
“Go there and deliver. Ensure things are done properly and more importantly, ensure that you work towards improving on the IGR. We will support you to succeed,” the Governor said .
Insisting that Mr. Chukuemeka must go and do things that are begging for attention, the governor maintained that it was not a coincidence that the Finance Commissioner was resuming when a new Accountant General had been appointed.
In his response, Mr. Chuck said his appointment was a dream come through as he has always hoped to work in the capacity he has been appointed. He said God must have brought Governor Uzodimma for the dream to be realized.
He promised to “keep his hands clean, his heart pure and to leave the place he is coming to work better than he found it.”
Chukuemeka said he was deeply honoured and on behalf of his wife has accepted the “offer with all his heart.”
Chukuemeka is coming on board the office with a huge experience in financial management.
Not only was he a Senior Manager at KPMG, Chukuemeka was a founder of an Audit-Tax Consulting Firm in Miniappolis Minnesota, United States of America before joininh the public service as Chief Economic Adviser to former Governor Ikedi Ohakim between 2007 and 2011.
A certified Public Accountant and member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Chukuemeka has been a financial consultant to many state governments and currently, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/Managing Partner of Global Research and Business Solutions.
A member of the Imo State University Visitation Panel, Chukuemeka is married to Dr. (Mrs.) Marceline Chuckemeka and together they have five children.
Some of diginatries who witnessed the event include; IMO State Deputy Governor, Prof. Placid Njoku, Speaker and deputy speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Chiji Collins and Rt. Hon. Amara Iwuanyanwu respectively and other top government officials.
