₦airaland Forum

nzeobi:
An indigene wanted to build a poultry and obiano quickly attached himself to sign mou to appear as if he's working.

The companies are owned by the indigenes mou or not they will be built. Tell soludo to focused on good roads and security deposit

Mosba:
What is Soludo developing in Anambra again after Obi don finished develop am already?

Appletek:
Na every paragraph you dey make error. With your nzube English like Mbadinuju own

tishbite42:
MOU geng
Ndi otu Obaseki
Audio deals

Appletek:
Phase


Convention

This what happens when schools are shut down by UGM

sreamsense:
Mr Governor, this is good move, however; without signing MOUs on security and improving accommodating spirit of Anambra; people wil still be scared to invest with confidence in Anambra and if they do, it might be for a short time before they move their investment to places like south west if they cann't find adequate peaceful environment to operate

Solsix:
The MOU signed by Obiano on airport was for a Chinese consortium to invest $2b to build the airport. You and I know how the airport was built.

Kenneth4u205:
Foolish governor. Always signing papers but no completed physical project to show . TINUBU ass licker

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with thirteen organisations across different economic sectors including commerce and automobile to develop the state.

The MOU signing ceremony was a high point of the Anambra Investment Summit, ANINVEST 2023, held at Anambra International Convention Centre, Awka, Thursday.

Tribune Online gathered that the MoUs were signed with Universal Elysium Ltd for the development of Onitsha River Port, Birsa Water Ltd and Neni Development Union for the development of Neni Water Scheme, OMAA Global Engineering and Tech for the development of AUU Automative Industrial Park and Nko Agro Farms Ltd for the development of Nko Agro Park.
Others are GVE Projects Ltd for the development of Green Village Electrification, Sundry Markets Ltd for the development of Awka Shopping mall, CPCs Transcommunication Ltd for the delivery of a master plan for Anambra Intra-City Rail, connecting Awka, Ekwulọbịa, Nnewi and Onitsha, Mahendra Consulting Engineering Ltd for Ikenga Mixed-Use Industrial City and Afrexim Bank.

To develop the Anambra Pharmaceutical Hub at Ogboji, the government signed MOUs with Nimet Pharmaceuticals, Dozzy Group, Green Life Pharmaceuticals and the Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria.

Speaking shortly after the signing ceremony, Governor Soludo recalled that MoUs had been signed with seven estate developers including Awka Millennium City, to develop the new Awka, assuring that progress reports will be given by next year.
The Governor expressed willingness to partner with more investors on what he described as “bankable projects”, saying that the state government is intentionally packaging Anambra as the choice investment destination.

Governor Soludo who revealed that Anambra has the highest population density per square kilometers described the state as a locational hub, added that Anambra is number one out of seventeen states in the Southern part of the country on ease of doing business.
In a Keynote Speech, Chairman of AFREXIM Bank, Dr. Benedict Oramah represented by the Executive Vice President, AFREXIM Bank, Kanayo Awani, noted that Governor Soludo has ushered in a new lease of life into the state’s growth trajectory, expressing the readiness of the bank to partner the state in a $400 million dollar industrial city project, to bring export-oriented businesses into the state.
Earlier, the Managing Director of Anambra Investment Promotion and Protection Agency (ASSIPA), Mr. Mark Okoye asked investors to seize the wealth of investment opportunities and boundless opportunities in the state.

The Summit which had the theme; ‘Laying The Foundation for a Prosperous and Smart Mega City’ featured, panel discussions on Industrial Parks and Special Economic Zones, Unlocking Financing for Bankable Infrastructure Projects, Gas and Sustainable Energy Technology, Innovation and Business Incubation, Role of Corporate Governance in Building Sustainable Businesses.
The event was attended by Anambra State Deputy Governor, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Somtochukwu Udeze, Member representing Ihiala Federal Constituency, Hon. Pascal Agbodike, President General of ASMATA, Chief Humphrey Anuna, members of the diplomatic corps, captains of industry, the Resident Coordinator of United Nations in Nigeria, Mr. Mathias Schmale, World Bank Country Director, Shubham Chaudhuri, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. CUI Jianchun, Minister of Women Affairs, Barr. Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, Chairperson, Manufacturing Association of Nigeria, Anambra, Enugu and Ebonyi Chapter, Lady Ada Chukwudozie, among others.

SGANIVA:
Anambra is doing very well individually but soludo need to up his game

abuzz33:
I was in Awka for the AnambraInvest Summit. If you read what I wrote, I said that the state government doesn't need to build a 100 room hotel next to the ICC when lots of hotels are popping up within 5 minutes of it.

They should concentrate on marketing Awka and the ICC for high value events. It's a wonderful facility but it's underutilized.

I said that the huge space of around 5,000 sqm next to it should be divided into two. Convert about 2,000sqm space on the left of the building into a lawn for outdoor events. People could hold weddings, birthday parties there.

ANSIPPA should move into the ICC and get their thinking caps on.

abuzz33:
I agree but not now. Awka ICC is still being established and has yet to have the kind of convention traffic of Kigali or Eko.

Awka can use what it has. There are already at least 20 hotels within 5 minutes of the ICC with a total of 2,000 rooms. There are four more hotels coming up from the look of things. One behind Parktonian, another near Zara Stores, another near Udoka entrance, another along Secretariat road. That stretch from Kwara junction to the ICC has Maxbe, Bon, Golphin, De Santos, Geogold, Cihcotel, Waldorf Blu, Parktonian, Finotel, Beautiful Gate, Hilton, La Luna, Cosmila, Double Bliss, Peackastel, King David, Olde English, Stamford Hotel.

The target should be high value national conferences and events of 1,000 to 3,000 attendees. If it can get 30 of these conferences a year that's 30-90,000 participants. If half of these are out of state visitors and assuming they spend $500 in food and lodging that's easily a 15-45 million dollar injection into the town and important revenue for maintaining the facility.

For the really large events like the NBA Conference these are few and far between and will require serious logistical coordination between the state government and private hotels because 10,000 attendees takes at least 200 hotel capacity.


ANSIPPA should relocate their offices to the ICC and take part of the space that was marked for banking hall or the large open spaces at the side. The ICC should be part and parcel of investment promotion in Anambra and their staff should have the capability to manage that facility and organize events as part of their brief. Being there will also allow ANSIPPA to cross market government and private sector initiatives like industrial layouts, real estate investment opportunities, etc.

Advocate1810:
Envious? Your region no match my local government

georgeakins:
Yoruba land that every Ibo is desperate to relocate to.

How many people are relocating to cursed Ibo land? None, except Ibos!

Only Ibos still live in Ibo land because it is underdeveloped.

Advocate1810:
Stop the joke, keep whining the fools in your region

Christistruth03:
Hate?
God forbid
Your people are still fleeing towards us as if they are fleeing War

We wouldn't be receiving them daily if we hated you

Christistruth03:
Hate?
God forbid
Your people are still fleeing towards us as if they are fleeing War

We wouldn't be receiving them daily if we hated you

shortgun:
What's this?

PoloG:
by hawking in traffics on our roads or selling okrika on pedestrian walkways?

PoloG:
igbos prefer to die in motor accident while attempting to escape to the sw for greener pastures than stay here why?

useless economic refugees and illegal immigrants