Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is seeking the support of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to develop the state.

A statement by Ikpeazu’s Chief Press Secretary, Enyinnaya Appolos, said the governor led a team of stakeholders to Cairo, Egypt, to visit Afreximbank’s President, Dr. Benedict Okey Oramah.

On the governor’s team were CEO of Geometrics Power, Prof Barth Nnaji; MD, Crown Realities Plc. Mr. Darl Uzu; and Chairman of Diamond Bank Plc Dr Pascal Dozie.

According to the statement, the meeting discussed partnership opportunities in the development of the Enyimba Free Trade Zone and completion of the Geometric Power project at Aba, among others.

The Enyimba Free Trade agreement was signed on January 27

Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is seeking the support of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to develop the state.

A statement by Ikpeazu’s Chief Press Secretary, Enyinnaya Appolos, said the governor led a team of stakeholders to Cairo, Egypt, to visit Afreximbank’s President, Dr. Benedict Okey Oramah.

On the governor’s team were CEO of Geometrics Power, Prof Barth Nnaji; MD, Crown Realities Plc. Mr. Darl Uzu; and Chairman of Diamond Bank Plc Dr Pascal Dozie.

According to the statement, the meeting discussed partnership opportunities in the development of the Enyimba Free Trade Zone and completion of the Geometric Power project at Aba, among others.

The Enyimba Free Trade agreement was signed on January 27 between Abia State and Crown Realties Plc.

At the meeting, Governor Ikpeazu discussed investment opportunities in the state and highlighted the resources of his government aimed at supporting business growth and expansion in the state.

According to Ikpeazu, it is the vision of the government to re-ignite the industrial potential of Aba, leveraging on its competitive advantage in trade and commerce, with its centralised location making access to Southeast and Southsouth cities easy.

“The planned Aba Industrial Park Project aims to help Aba capture available windows of opportunities by achieving quick wins in the leather, garment, metal fabrication industries, and also attract export-oriented light manufacturing firms that will ultimately create a snowballing effect in the re-ignition of the Nigerian economy,” Ikpeazu said.

Dr. Oramah said the development of industrial parks and constant power supply was in line with the bank’s strategic investment thrust.

He affirmed that good infrastructure is critical to manufacturing and promised that Afreximbank will partner Abia in the development of its industrial parks and electricity infrastructure.

Dr. Oramah added that Afreximbank will support the emergence of Export Trading Companies and development of standard certification centres to support export promotion.

The meeting was at the invitation of Dr. Okey.Founded in 1993, Afreximbank, is an international financial institution headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, with the primary objective of promoting and financing trade within the African continent and between Africa and other continents.

I personally don't like this governor but he is really trying

good move Governor... Umuahia Don dey Carry last ooh....what if Aba wasn't in Abia?

kettykin:
I personally don't like this governor but he is really trying

So why don't you like him?

Are you from Abia or
Is it because he's not APC
Or have you had a personal deal with him that turned sour
Or are u just a natural hater ?

thats what the city has been crying out for. Let him commission more billion naira infrastructural projects and see aba boom.

mesoprogress:

So why don't you like him?

Are you from Abia or
Is it because he's not APC
Or have you had a personal deal with him that turned sour
Or are u just a natural hater ?

It is not about APC , APC is satanism. I actually preferred the former CEO of Diamond Bank.

If Abia goes to APC that will be the end of igbo race. Let only Rochas remain there.

I hope it works out.

kettykin:
I personally don't like this governor but he is really trying

Thats the fact. . The man is really trying to run the state in a way that takes the interest of the people into account. I just hope that Nnaji will finish with the Geometric power plant very soon. Aba needs that quickly..

Enyimba Free Trade Zone

I like the sound of that.

But can someone please tell this governor to hurry up with the maintenance of our stadium This would be the second season now EnyimbaFC is without a stadium. He seems to have lost interest after he won the governorship election appeal.

as usual, all parties involved are sons of the soil. good move