The Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, Honourable Collins Nwabunwanne has called on potential investors to harness Anambra state’s bountiful natural resources.
The Commissioner made the call during an interactive session organized by the Anambra state Investment Promotion and Protection Agency, ANSIPPA, in partnership with Ministry of Local Government Chieftaincy and Community Affairs
held at International Conference Center, Awka.
Commissioner Nwabunwanne expressed readiness of his office to partner ANSIPPA, Chairmen of twenty-one Local Government Areas and others to identify these raw materials and market them to investors.
He explained that the interactive session will go a long way to identifying and promoting opportunities in the state in order to achieve Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s vision of transforming the state into a livable, prosperous and smart Megacity for the future of Ndi Anambra.
The Commissioner further explained that interacting with communities in its individual investment potential and raw materials deposit will go a long way in promoting Anambra State as number one investment destination in Nigeria.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ANSIPPA, Mr Mark Okoye pointed out that people needed to understand that there are many ways of transforming the state as ANSIPPA is focused on Five Solution Pillars of Security, Law, and Order, Economic Transformation and Infrastructure, Human Capital and Social agenda, Governance, Rule of Law, Value System and Environment.
On his part, the Statistician General and Managing Director Anambra State Bureau of Statistics, Mr Obiora Obiabunmuo expressed optimism that the interactive session will help to identify and promote the opportunities in localities and assured his commitment towards ensuring that data is collected to digitize the state.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Barrister Pauline Nwandu said she is committed to ensuring that investment opportunities thrive in the state, calling on everybody to key into promoting investments.
The Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Innovation, Mrs Chinwe Okoli enlightened the participants on ways to reposition the state as center of excellence for human capital development and equip youths to become Africa’s digital tribe.
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