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Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by Blue3k2: 8:22am On Feb 26, 2018
The Project Consultant, Enyimba Industrial City, Chief Darl Uzu, has said that arrangements are in top gear to get the President’s approval for an Export Processing Zone licence for the project.

Uzu, who disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said there might be delays in realising the project because of its nature which would take a long time to achieve.

He said that the handlers submitted a Free-Trade Zone application to Nigerian Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA) which had been processed and passed to the Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment for approval.

“We are going on to follow-up on that because he has to make recommendation to the President who would take the project to the Federal Executive Council for approval.

“Every other thing is coming up. Aside the infrastructure, we are putting all things together. The likes of Dubai have joined us and Group Five of South Africa and AFC have come out to show interest.

“World Bank also has a stake but what happens with World Bank is that you have to get the private sector just like a guarantor. Anything you are doing has to be bankable for World Bank to come in.


“But we have been engaging them. We have had a meeting with them in Abuja here and we have also had a meeting with them in Washington DC in November 2017,” he said.

Uzu said that the proposed commencement of work at the site had been shifted to February.

NAN reports that Abia Government had earlier said in December 2017 that work on the project was billed to start in January 2018.

He said that although the project involved a Singaporean Urban, Industrial and Infrastructure firm (Surbana Jurong), they would work with local town planners.

Uzu said that he would leave for Singapore sometime in February to finalise all the design arrangements with the company.

He said that the Federal Government had approved N5 billion to support the Enyimba Industrial City project in the 2018 budget.

Uzu further said that the city, spanning Ugwulagbo, Ukwa East and Ukwa West areas, would connect South-South and South-East states.

He said the project was expected to provide jobs for one million citizens following massive industrial development and expanded business opportunities coming with it.


NAN reports that although the Abuja office of World Bank, in a message signed by its Public Affairs Officer, Olufunke Olufon and sent to NAN, said “Kindly note no such project exists”, Abia Government is working hard to realise the project because of its huge benefits. (NAN)

Source News Express

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Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by Blue3k2: 8:27am On Feb 26, 2018
1 million jobs due to NEPZA processing zone. That would be something amazing. I only wonder if the other NEPZ achieved such feats. Oh well good luck to them. Economic integration is always good though.

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Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by AnodaIT(m): 8:28am On Feb 26, 2018
Only possible in a restructured Nigeria

You would not need Abuja approval to develop your state

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Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by livebynite: 8:30am On Feb 26, 2018
How does this reduce the cost of Garri? angry

With all the billions the government wastes why not first open garri processing plants for the people?

Wicked government angry

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Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by Blue3k2: 8:31am On Feb 26, 2018
AnodaIT:
Only possible in a restructured Nigeria

You would not need Abuja approval to develop your state

You guys act like restructuring is a magic wand. Special economic zones are always determined by federal government. I don't know about any country where such decisions is made at state level.

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Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by Uchek(m): 8:36am On Feb 26, 2018
Special economic zones are not determined by the central government. In a federal system, the economc developement of each region/state is entirely in the hands of the region/state. The only time when the federal government comes in is, if the projects seeks a loan/capital infusion from the central government who then gives conditions to be met by the loan seeker before the loan is approved.

What a tragedy of nation!
Blue3k2:


You guys act like restructuring is this magic wand. Special economic zones are always determined by federal government. I don't know about any country where such a decision is made at state level.

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Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by Blue3k2: 8:50am On Feb 26, 2018
Uchek:
Special economic zones are not determined by the central government. In a federal system, the economc developement of each region/state is entirely in the hands of the region/state. The only time when the federal government comes in is, if the projects seeks a loan/capital infusion from the central government who then gives conditions to be met by the loan seeker before the loan is approved.

What a tragedy of nation!


You are mistaken. Special economic zones are determined by federal government because the tax incentives are only possible because the government decided not to collect. The other perks are only possible because they gave the ok.

Take OGFZ they allow complete loads of tax benefits, no quota for expatriate employees, fast tracked immigration etc. These can't be done by a state obviously. Every example I know from USA- Singapore had federal intervention. I'm sure Switzerland did as well.

livebynite:
How does this reduce the cost of Garri? angry

With all the billions the government wastes why not first open garri processing plants for the people?

Wicked government angry

Is garri all you eat? You probably won't give your girl tongue if she doesn't taste like Garri.

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Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by livebynite: 9:08am On Feb 26, 2018
Blue3k2:



You are mistaken then the first statement is false. Special economic zones are determined by federal government because the tax incentives are only possible because the government decided not to collect. The other perks are only possible because they gave the ok.

Take OGFZ they allow complete loads of tax benefits, no quota for expatriate employees, fast tracked immigration etc. These can't be done by a state obviously. Every example I know from USA- Singapore had federal intervention. I'm sure Switzerland did as well.



Is garri all you eat? You probably won't give your girl tongue if she doesn't taste like Garri.

Garri is not just a food it's medicinal . If you are purging drink sour garri with water it will stop even diahorrea

Garri is life

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Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by Nobody: 9:23am On Feb 26, 2018
livebynite:


Garri is not just a food it's medicinal . If you are purging drink sour garri with water it will stop even diahorrea

Garri is life
How many hours would it take for the garri to sour? Is it not wiser to take flagil or raw pap or bread instead? Jux axin.
Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by livebynite: 9:24am On Feb 26, 2018
igbodefender:
How many hours would it take for the garri to sour? Is it not wiser to take flagil or raw pap or bread instead? Jux axin.

Baba you fall hand , sour garri is ijebu garri na undecided

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Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by Nobody: 9:25am On Feb 26, 2018
@ topic
Great move. We hope Abuja approves asap.
Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by Nobody: 9:26am On Feb 26, 2018
Lalasticlala kindly frontpage this.Thanks.
Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by Nobody: 9:28am On Feb 26, 2018
livebynite:


Baba you fall hand , sour garri is ijebu garri na undecided

Ok. Interesting.
Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by AnodaIT(m): 9:28am On Feb 26, 2018
Isn't it shameful that Abia is bigger in population and size than Singapore that you will be relying for technical support
Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by OfficialAwol(m): 9:38am On Feb 26, 2018
You don't beg that fool in Aso Rock to approve something for a place not the north. He would rather frustrate it.

Just go ahead and build the industries..

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Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by valentineuwakwe(m): 11:08am On Feb 26, 2018
notice me governor, did kano state seek FG approval before making kano an industrial city? or you think the approval will make the FG contribute any quota to it.....as long as it is in the south east, forget it...develop it yourself...

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Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by Odingo1: 11:11am On Feb 26, 2018
AnodaIT:
Isn't it shameful that Abia is bigger in population and size than Singapore that you will be relying for technical support
Strength is not measured by size tongue angry sad

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Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by Primusinterpares(m): 11:11am On Feb 26, 2018
will this make Nigeria any better or more liability to govt.

Anyway sha...

2019...

Nigerians... Let's do the needful
Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by chinawapz(m): 11:11am On Feb 26, 2018
Garri is medicinal only.the poor's know
Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by kikake: 11:29am On Feb 26, 2018
AnodaIT:
Only possible in a restructured Nigeria

You would not need Abuja approval to develop your state


You got it right.

Nigeria practices a corrupt type of unitary govt system where Abuja literally controls the air Nigerians breathe


One person with political power in Abuja can through any government policy easily make or mare whatever development initiative from any body or any group in Nigeria.

The case of Nnaji's now wasting Geometric Electric power plant in Aba comes to mind.

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Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by Nobody: 11:30am On Feb 26, 2018
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Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by Freeman59: 11:56am On Feb 26, 2018
AnodaIT:
Only possible in a restructured Nigeria

You would not need Abuja approval to develop your state

You just spoke my mind. How come an approval is needed to develop a state? Nigeria's structure is just funny

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Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by Kennydoc(m): 12:18pm On Feb 26, 2018
AnodaIT:
Isn't it shameful that Abia is bigger in population and size than Singapore that you will be relying for technical support

Nigeria's population is 3 times that of the UK and is nearly 4 times larger, meanwhile we still need support from the UK.

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Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by simplemach(m): 12:35pm On Feb 26, 2018
I doubt if this will be granted, since it's coming from the 5% region
Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by BiafraIShere(m): 12:38pm On Feb 26, 2018
Good one, Aba is industrialized and blessed with very talented citizens but cursed with perennial bad leadership.
Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by jobbers: 1:00pm On Feb 26, 2018
hmmm
Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by Chukazu: 2:02pm On Feb 26, 2018
Long over due...any serious government both at state and federal should not neglect the export potentials of Aba

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Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by Chukazu: 2:06pm On Feb 26, 2018
Freeman59:


You just spoke my mind. How come an approval is needed to develop a state? Nigeria's structure is just funny

Sometimes they collect loans at the state level to carry such project and federal government usually stand as guarantor. Remember the case of TINAPA business resort?
If the project Fails you have simply mortgaged people's destiny.so need to be extra careful, it's not all about the Rhetorics
Re: Enyimba Industrial City: Abia Seeks Presidential Approval by Freeman59: 2:29pm On Feb 26, 2018
Chukazu:


Sometimes they collect loans at the state level to carry such project and federal government usually stand as guarantor. Remember the case of TINAPA business resort?
If the project Fails you have simply mortgaged people's destiny.so need to be extra careful, it's not all about the Rhetorics

Anything can sound like a rhetoric to you bro. But we're fucking backwards. And rhetoric or not, we need to go back and restructure. Seriously, don't you see anything wrong with naija's chequered structure?

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