The Minister of Information and Communication, Labaran Maku, yesterday commended the South- East geo-political zone for their entrepreneurship.

He said such positive development is capable of turning the Igbo nation into the Taiwan of Africa, for country’s transformation.

Speaking at the Government House, Awka, when he paid a courtesy call on the Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, the minister applauded both the state government and the private sector for being agents of development.

Maku expressed happiness that a lot of efforts have been made to reduce the security challenges facing Anambra State, particularly through the reinvigoration of the police in the state.

He urged the state government to consolidate on the gains of democracy by instituting more developmental projects.

The minister, who leads the National Good Governance Team to inspect and evaluate projects executed by the Federal and Anambra State governments, also commended Governor Obi on his developmental strides.

Responding, the governor, who described the initiative as a positive tool for showcasing the activities of all the tiers of government, said the visit would enable the citizens to make a constructive appraisal of what government does with their money.

Obi said that the hallmark of government is proper budgeting and execution of projects. He disclosed that the state was among the first state that carried out proper statistics on poverty mapping, to enhance planning.

He said that Anambra State has the best road network; an indication of continuous process of development.

At the end of the visit, the team proceeded on the inspection of projects in towns and communities with government projects.

Nice!!! Anambra state has been in the news for so many reasons both good and bad

Maku inspects new anambra state teaching hospital

You are right.News like this one

CBN ranks Anambra third in deposit mobilisation

by Agency Reporter



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The Central Bank of Nigeria has rated the economy of Anambra State as among the strongest in the country.

The Branch Manager of the bank in Awka, Mr. Okoro Azubuike, announced the rating in Awka on Thursday when he received the Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, who was on the good governance tour of the state.

Azubuike said deposit mobilisation in the state was third in the country behind Lagos and Kano, while it ranked fourth in terms of the presence of commercial and microfinance banks.

He said the commercial cities of Onitsha and Nnewi were large and had made the state the commercial base of the South East region.

In his remarks, Governor Peter Obi said the bank was crucial to the commercial activities of the state, adding that the government had resolved to fast-track the construction of its permanent office in the state.

^^^ Exactly my brother...I love how peter obi is developing the state.

With the level of low self esteem prevalent in that region, any minuscule or meager word of mouth development even by a discredited GEJ mouth piece I guess is good news.

The enterpreneurship thing flows in the blood of most southeastherner. It's like a gift. With more encouragement and empowerment from govt at all levels, the region can transform to something big in terms of commerce and industry