In keeping with his avowed commitment to achieve increased investment in flow into the State, Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano has said that the State has so far attracted about one billion, sixty-five million US Dollars investment from investors since March 17th, 2014 when the new administration was inaugurated.
These investments he said, were attracted to key areas covering agriculture, hospitality and tourism industry, power generation, trade and commerce, among others.
Obiano who addressed journalists on the various programmes and achievements as well as challenges facing his government, also disclosed that he had appointed former Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah as head of Anambra State Airport Development Agency based on her wealth of experience and track record of turning around the country’s aviation industry.
Noting that his administration had distributed high-yielding seedlings to farmers and encouraged the formation of cooperative societies for easy access to farm inputs and credits, the governor stated that through the Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency, ANSIPPA, investments have flowed in from the Coched Farms 175 million US Dollars, Ekcel Farms Limited (150 million US Dollars) and Grains and Silos Llimited (11 million US Dollars).
Others are Delfarm Limited and Songhai Regional Centre from Benin Republic with 200 million US Dollars investment, West Africa Inter-continental Trade Centre (320 million US Dollars) and Cardinal Developers and Trust which took over the completion of Anambra’s 4-star luxury hotel in Onitsha, among others.
He stated that the investment feat recorded by his administration in a few months in office was made possible by well-deserved appointment of competent professionals especially in the areas of financial investment and banking as Board members of the Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency (ANSIPPA) led by Cyril Enweze, traditional ruler of Umuoji and an accomplished professional of international repute.
The governor pointed out that consideration was being given to an idea of expanding Onitsha Main Market to the River Niger River, stressing that four other Urban markets have been proposed for urban settlements of the State.
He summarized his achievements, asserting “We are bringing in lots of investments and other relevant and critical things that would improve the general welfare of the people and the economic fortunes of the state”.
On the challenges facing his government, he cautioned Nigerians to brace up to the challenges arising from the dwindling oil revenue, caused by the falling oil prices world wide.
He revealed that having foreseen the ugly development he had initiated the move to improve the internally-generated revenue windows and has so far upped it from N500 million to N1,1 billion per month.
The governor stated that his ambition was to ensure that internally generated revenue hits the target of five billion monthly, stressing that such an increment would be reciprocated with increase in the monthly wage bill of workers.
He stated that the hope of Anambra State joining oil producing states under the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) could not be realized even with the pronouncement of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2013 that the State has become an oil producing State, saying it would only be possible if the production capacity of 55,000 barrel per day was achieved.
Governor Obiano further disclosed that he had not abandoned any of the projects that were initiated by his predecessor in office and assured that he would execute all of such projects fully and to a successful end.
Obiano stated his administration had done very well in the areas of enablers like the provision of adequate security, health, youth and sports, education, environment, among others, which are propellers of the four Pillars of Development of his administration anchored on Agriculture, Trade and Commerce, Oil and Gas and Industrialization.
The Governor also announced that his government is procuring good waste disposal equipment to boost a healthy environment across the major cities.
Obiano who disclosed that two armed robbers were killed on Christmas day and that two others were arrested while trying to escape, stated that a kidnap attempt was also foiled within the period.
He expressed the readiness of the government to successfully confront security challenges in the coming months, revealing that his concern was to improve on the achievements already made in the coming years, beginning with the year of 2015.
Said he: “And in less than three weeks, we were able to win a very good battle and that is the relative peace we are enjoying now and we will continue to improve on that high record. We will sustain the patrol we have at Upper Iweka and I have engaged a retired commissioner of police Aduba as the head of the vigilante, we are re-organizing it all and recovering arms from those who are not real vigilante operatives”.

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nice one obiano.we need more of this,not o'rice,o'shaving stick,o'tinubu's pocket.

op pls attach the source so as to propel it to frontpage

Why do Nigerians insist on using horrible pictures of people?

dia man has done very well but to appnt stella for dat position i dnt tink its wise cos she has some credibility issue,all d same well done my gov

I hope she will remember to buy 500mm odeshi-proof BMW cars for VIPs and ICAO officials, from Anambra's money too.

"She is our daughter, she can afford to waste our money"

With the Anambra and Aba Airport projects,the East will end being the most integrated zone in Africa with more flights per capital than any other city or zone in Afrcia.

I hope the East will then go ahead to float their Airlines like they did in UAE where they have different international Airlines flying same routes at same time , Etihad and Emirates owned by UAE citizens but operating in Doha and Dubai respectively and making waves all over the world more than even airlines owned by western nations , i have been flown by both Airlines so i know what i am saying.

superstar1:
I hope she will remember to buy 500mm odeshi-proof BMW cars for VIPs and ICAO officials, from Anambra's money too.

"She is our daughter, she can afford to waste our money"

if only your charity started at home you would have realized someone from your vicinity wasting more than N2B on his 60th birthday and another using a whopping N80M to entertain an international porn actress Kim Kardashan for 45 minutes . The more you took panadol for other people's headaches the less your realized that you had bigger pills to take for own headache

Only In this GEJ republic has south east have it so good.
Military: thanks to ihejirika policies, Igbos are rising fast in the Nigerian military.

Aviation: thanks to Stella Odua, south east has seen a major influx of international agencies, jobs, easy travel etc.

Electricity: thanks to nebo, south east electricity has been impressive...which means more companies are springing up, business activity is on the increase
All these as a result of a simple policy that gives Igbos a level playing ground in nigeria.

Thank you GEJ
Kudos Obiano

superstar1:
I hope she will remember to buy 500mm odeshi-proof BMW cars for VIPs and ICAO officials, from Anambra's money too.

"She is our daughter, she can afford to waste our money"

if I was you, I'll be more worried about that fellow Tinubu. This nigga robbing you Dummos blind and all you can do is cheer him on. You guys are practically handing him over your money.

It's only when it comes to Igbo matters do you douchebags grow fangs and start blabbing

kettykin:

if only your charity started at home you would have realized someone from your vicinity wasting more than N2B on his 60th birthday and another using a whopping N80M to entertain an international porn actress Kim Kardashan for 45 minutes . The more you took panadol for other people's headaches the less your realized that you had bigger pills to take for own headache

See them, supporting corruption and looting.
Do you think, she will not loot your fund. Of course is given, she must loot. It's in her blood and the last she did it, all of you from the red mud land celebrated. In her psyche, that is what he people want and now she will so the same to you collective money and you guys must celebrate her again.

You should cover your face in shame. On Sunday, you will carry bible and go to.church to lie to God, whereas in your heart you are worshipping corruption and looters.

Father forgive them, for they know not what they are doing.

Madam do the needful will do another needful here.

It is time again for BMW to smile to the banks at the detriment of the people of that state. Madam do the needful.

liberty300:
if I was you, I'll be more worried about that fellow Tinubu. This nigga robbing you Dummos blind and all you can do is cheer him on. You guys are practically handing him over your money.

It's only when it comes to Igbo matters do you douchebags grow fangs and start blabbing

Give us irrefutable and concrete evidence, that is undeniable like that of your Stealer Oduah's odeshi-proof non-existent BMWs.

Or

Forever keep your putrid akpu mouth shut.

superstar1:


See them, supporting corruption and looting.
Do you think, she will not loot your fund. Of course is given, she must loot. It's in her blood and the last she did it, all of you from the red mud land celebrated. In her psyche, that is what he people want and now she will so the same to you collective money and you guys must celebrate her again.

You should cover your face in shame. On Sunday, you will carry bible and go to.church to lie to God, whereas in your heart you are worshipping corruption and looters.

Father forgive them, for they know not what they are doing.

Again , what really is the defnition of looting. who really is the looter. the minister that buys bullet proof cars as official pool cars to be used in the ministry when there was bombing , insurgency and terrorism or the Governor that lavishes N80M on an international pron start for 45 minutes and dissipates N2B on the birthday of a rogue good for nothing politician in a state where 90% of the indigenes are either thugs, unskilled bus drivers,bus conductors, taxi drivers, omoniles, Agbo sellers , cultist, ritualist, gang armed robbers , rapists, fake prophets , beggars , extortioners and online scarmers

kettykin:
With the Anambra and Aba Airport projects,the East will end being the most integrated zone in Africa with more flights per capital than any other city or zone in Afrcia.

I hope the East will then go ahead to float their Airlines like they did in UAE where they have different international Airlines flying same routes at same time , Etihad and Emirates owned by UAE citizens but operating in Doha and Dubai respectively and making waves all over the world more than even airlines owned by western nations , i have been flown by both Airlines so i know what i am saying.

The fact is


This God's time for us


God bless GEJ

Thank God 4 GEJ for giving us opportunity to chose our leader. Obasanjo wanted 2 settle his political friend (Andy Uba) with Anambra state treasury. I pray Abia state will get it right this time around by voting Alex Otti

Bad belle people didn't want her to do it on the national stage, she is doing it for her state.

kettykin:


Again , what really is the defnition of looting. who really is the looter. the minister that buys bullet proof cars as official pool cars to be used in the ministry when there was bombing , insurgency and terrorism or the Governor that lavishes N80M on an international pron start for 45 minutes and dissipates N2B on the birthday of a rogue good for nothing politician in a state where 90% of the indigenes are either thugs, unskilled bus drivers,bus conductors, taxi drivers, omoniles, Agbo sellers , cultist, ritualist, gang armed robbers , rapists, fake prophets , beggars , extortioners and online scarmers

And that's the same land you people want to start a war over.
The same land you curse is the same land your people are dying of marginilisation.
Do you people wanna conduct drivers,bus condoctors,rapists and all sorts of awful things you just wrote.

My point is stop being a hypocrite
If you despise Yorubas that much, why not go home and cast your attention on your politicians?
You can sell whatever you have here at a high price of course and go home to make a mega opportunity over there.

good one

If only other states in other regions can abandon insurgency, terror, rituals, and touting and the endless blame of Jonathan to embrace development, Nigeria will move forward

faqman:
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What happen to ur brain? Cant u make a simple research?
I think u r matured enough to go out and look for something. Stop bahaving like my grand father who is 111years... Tufia kwa

zubby29:
dia man has done very well but to appnt stella for dat position i dnt tink its wise cos she has some credibility issue,all d same well done my gov

Stella is our daughter & we love her so much. Stella is not a thief her only problem was that she steped on so many untouchable toes in our aviation industry. She also upgraded Enugu airport to international status... This is what those that ‘won‘ nigeria civil war vowed never to allow.

She bought two armoured bullet proof car the time Lagos state bought two also...
The bullet prove car was to be financed by first bank.

Stella Odua refused to be caged as woman that is why the west used the media (which they control) to fight her & our amiable president GEJ...

Princess Stella Odua please dont mind those that can bark but cant bite...

kettykin:
With the Anambra and Aba Airport projects,the East will end being the most integrated zone in Africa with more flights per capital than any other city or zone in Afrcia.

I hope the East will then go ahead to float their Airlines like they did in UAE where they have different international Airlines flying same routes at same time , Etihad and Emirates owned by UAE citizens but operating in Doha and Dubai respectively and making waves all over the world more than even airlines owned by western nations , i have been flown by both Airlines so i know what i am saying.

I think it already is with Asaba, Enugu, and Owerri, then if you want to count Port as well. Anambra needs this airport for sure due to the high amount of economic activity in the state and international travelers.

Ikengawo:

I think it already is with Asaba, Enugu, and Owerri, then if you want to count Port as well. Anambra needs this airport for sure due to the high amount of economic activity in the state and international travelers.

Seriously? Another airport in a already tight airspace. Asaba get airport, Enugu get, Owere, Port Harcourt, Uyo, they all get.

Why not make (and perhaps the one in Enugu is in process) one of these airports World Class and well managed, thereby bringing in billions in the region. Let other areas focus on other things

You are not making any point. Let those airports shut down so that the air space will not be tight because whether enemies like you want it or not Anambra International Cargo/Passenger airport will stand soonest!

Bringing in billions? Where will that billions enter? Are we still operating regional government? Or you want people from another state to drive traffic for you just because you don't want them to build theirs. Let every state which wishes to build an airport build at the end of the day some of them will naturally shut down because there will be no customer traffic nor business to drive it.

mensdept:


Seriously? Another airport in a already tight airspace. Asaba get airport, Enugu get, Owere, Port Harcourt, Uyo, they all get.

Why not make (and perhaps the one in Enugu is in process) one of these airports World Class and well managed, thereby bringing in billions in the region. Let other areas focus on other things

Chigold101:

What happen to ur brain? Cant u make a simple research?
I think u r matured enough to go out and look for something. Stop bahaving like my grand father who is 111years... Tufia kwa

see insult...Anyway i dont have time for you...
i get better things to do...

Aunty Stella is pure talent. Who else can head the airport development but Senator Stella Oduah.


Obiano has scored again. Anambra Adigo Mma...

Ababa airport to go under or lose revenue and patronage.

With the second niger bridge coming on board to ease traffic especially on the niger bridge and the fact that asaba has an airport just 25mins drive away from onitsha does anambra needs it's own airport? I am just thinking Anambra should go for a modern railway transport system as a prority and may be much later build an airstrip from revenue generated from it'd rail transport system. Anambra could also give a marine transport a shot.

mensdept:


Seriously? Another airport in a already tight airspace. Asaba get airport, Enugu get, Owere, Port Harcourt, Uyo, they all get.

Why not make (and perhaps the one in Enugu is in process) one of these airports World Class and well managed, thereby bringing in billions in the region. Let other areas focus on other things

Owerri airport is #4 more successful in Nigeria and I can tell you now that there are several Imo indigines in the US that don't even know their state has an airport so the success hasn't even begun. While the SE has an abnormally high concentration of airports, Igbos do an abnormally high amount of traveling. Enugu Airport is booming from recent numbers as is Imo and I'm sure Asaba and Port are doing well. These airports are ironically the least well advertised in Nigeria (we Igbos aren't good at advertising). With good advertisement we would probably need to add one in Aba and Anambra to meet demand.