President Bola Tinubu has described Governor Charles Soludo as a statesman, having provided groundbreaking projects that will catapult the state into a new realm of development.
Speaking while declaring open the 2024 Anambra Investment Summit held at the International Convention Center, Awka, on Thursday, President Tinubu, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget, Dr Emeka Obi, recalled how he set up certain structures in Lagos, which many people did not understand at that point in time, expressing satisfaction that Governor Soludo is doing something similar in the state.
While commending the Governor for such landmark projects, the President urged Ndi Anambra to rally round the Governor to do more.
Earlier, the Governor, who celebrated the array of strategic partnerships being birthed through the summit for Anambra’s transformation, declared that the state is ready for investments, and called on the people to invest in the state for mutual benefits.
In his address, the convener and the Managing Director Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency, ANSIPPA, Mr Mark Okoye, said the summit is to guarantee Anambra today and the future.
According to Mr Okokye, ANSIPPA hitherto known for land and equity deals has migrated from that and has keyed into Governor Chukwuma Soludo’ vision of making Anambra a hub for investment and industrialization and to project what Anambra will look like in the next fifty years when all his lofty vision for the state must have been put in place.
This he said the Governor is set to achieve through provision of infrastructure, good road network, steady power supply which he noted would be competitive as many investors would be signing deals for provision of power at a cheaper rate to Ndi Anambra to drive the many investments that would happen in the state soonest.
He recalled that the first edition of Anambra Investment Summit featured award of many projects by the Governor which are ongoing and signing of contracts with many serious investors who are also already on ground.
Mr Okoye added that this year’s summit feature reports on the project are already ongoing and more contracts with investors whose capabilities are tested and trusted as well as engagements with more financial institutions since they are already partnering with Afrexim bank, Bank of Industry, SMEDAN among others.
The ANSIPPA boss noted that a total of 13 companies signed MoU with the state government in this year’s edition.
Nigerian Tribune gathered that the summit with the Theme; Changing Gears: Accelerating Anambra Economic Transformation also have in attendence, the newly appointed Minister of Regional Planning, the Anambra Deputy Governor, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, Sir Emeka Ofor, Dr. Cosmas Maduka, the National Vice President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwude, Chief Demian Okeke-Ohene, the State Commissioner for Industry, Mr Christian Udechukwu Njikoka Council Chairman, Barr. Chinedu Ononiba, his Ekwusigo counterpart, Chief Chemezie Obi, Nnewi North Coordinator of Solution Marshalls, Hon Dozie Madeke, Representative of Afrixbank, among other investors.
