FROM A STATE ASSOCIATED WITH KIDNAPPING AND VIOLENT CRIMES TO A SUBJECT OF INTEREST FOR GLOBAL INVESTORS, THINGS ARE LOOKING UP FOR ABIA STATE ---- IKPEAZU

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu says that the economic outlook of Abia State is very bright and the results of the various efforts of his administration to reposition the economy of the State will begin to manifest in the nearest foreseeable future.

Governor Ikpeazu spoke last night in Lagos while addressing a cross section of Abians in Lagos at the Governor’s Lodge in Victoria Island at mini reception they organized for him assured the people of Abia State that he is fully focused on his mission of repositioning the state and laying a solid foundation for sustainable growth and development.

The Governor who returned yesterday from Johannesburg, South Africa where he fully participated in the Africa Investment Forum stated that he was humbled by the interest shown by International Development Agencies like the Africa Development Bank, The Afrexim Bank and Private Global Investors in the development of the Enyimba Economic City Project urged our people to be patient and steadfast because the process of development doesn’t happen overnight.

According to the Governor, “some years ago, no one would have associated Abia with anything positive. Then, Abia was associated with Osisikankwu and his band of kidnappers who practically brought economic activities in the state, especially Aba to a halt. If today, we have moved from that dark point to a place where peace and security have been restored, and investors are now willing and prepared to put down money to invest in different sectors of our economy, then we are fully on course”.

Continuing, Ikpeazu said “ ailing industries are returning to life. Golden Guinea Breweries Umuahia is fully back on stream with brand new jobs. Companies like the International Equitable Association in Aba are making efforts to return. This makes me very humble and confident about our economic recovery initiatives”.

“If today and as Governor, I can sit in an international boardroom with representatives of the Federal Government on one side, discussing investment in Abia with top international development agencies and institutional investors on the other side,with firm assurances of investment funds, then its a new day for Abia”.

Assuring that his administration will work tirelessly to provide a conducive environment for the manifestation of these investment drives, Ikpeazu restated his commitment to the completion of key infrastructural projects across the state and the sustenance of security and peace which he described as “key catalysts of our development agenda”.

The Governor will hold other meetings today in Lagos and is expected back home by tomorrow.

Onyebuchi Ememanka, Esq
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor.
16th November, 2019.