Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has restated his administration resolve to see that Abia’s potential is fully harnessed, through the creation of conducive environment for investors and businesses in Abia State.
Dr Otti who stated this in his Office when he received in audience a delegation of Zenco Group led by its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Cletus Oragwa described Abians as industrious and talented people.
He reiterated that Abia State is open for business and always ready for serious – minded investors who want to harness the full potential of the State, saying that the State is equally blessed with abundant human and material resources.
“It’s good that we are all thinking home, because, anywhere you go, home is still home.
“The efforts we are making here in Abia State is to change the narrative and make our place a conducive environment for investment, for businesses, and for manufacturing.
“There are a lot of other investors that are coming in, and our own job is to continue to make the environment conducive for the investors to come in,” the Governor pointed out.
The Governor disclosed that an agro business outfit known as Presco has already committed to investing 200 million Dollars in the State in the next few years, noting that lots of other investors are coming in to set up their businesses due to the prevailing business environment put in place by his government.
Gov. Otti commended Chief Cletus Oragwa for the interest of his company to invest in the State and assured him of his support, noting that, he was aware that Chief Oragwa had earlier invested in Abia in the early 2000 but had to relocate to Lagos for obvious reasons.
In his speech, the Igbo-born billionaire, entrepreneur and Chief Executive Officer of Zenco Group, Chief Cletus Oragwa, while acknowledging the positive changes witnessed under the leadership of Governor Alex Otti, said that he was familiar with Abia and knows how the State used to be.
Chief Oragwa emphasised that Abia under Governor Alex Otti has become an investor’s first choice, noting that he wouldn’t have pulled out his investment in the State if previous governments had done well in infrastructure and security, saying that, he is willing to invest again in Abia State.
Contributing, a member of the delegation, Mr Simon Oshi who lauded Governor Otti for his infrastructural revolution in Abia said they were looking forward to investing in Abia as the Governor has made the State an investment haven through infrastructure development and improved security.