Governor Ikpeazu stated this, Saturday, in Umuahia while handing over one Hilux van and a Coaster bus to the Management of the Enyimba Economic City project to aid them in their activities.
The Governor represented by the Chief of Staff, Dr. ACB Agbazuere while describing the Economic Industrial City as the Flashlight project of the present administration,said it has the capability to generate about 700 thousand jobs for youths in the state,adding that the project has kicked off in ernest as as several companies are already on ground with lots of activities ongoing.
He noted that the economic city is privileged to have accessibility to sea ports and is equally close to many neighbouring States such as Imo, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Bayelsa among others and charged the management of the Enyimba Economic City to take the project seriously as it would mark a turn around in the economy of the State.
Receiving the keys to the vehicles on behalf of the Enyimba Economic City Project, the Government Liason Officer to the Enyimba Economic City Project, Mr. Chinenye Nwogu thanked the Governor for his passionate efforts towards the realization of the project and assured that the vehicles would be put to good use while promising the Governor that his dream of actualizing the project in no distance time would be achieved.
Nwogu disclosed that verification excercise for the land owners in the Enyimba Economic City has commenced while a lot of investors are coming in for enquiries and inspections of the project site adding that the project is the State government’s way of giving vent to industrialization in the State.
