Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has appealed to investors to site their facilities in the state, assuring them of good returns on investments.

He also promised them maximum support from the state government.

The governor made he promise while taking some international investors around the State.

Obi, who spoke to the press after visiting six different sites, said he was personally involved in the exercise to demonstrate to investors that the state will be glad to host them.

“This is also a clarion call for other investors to come to Anambra State, which besides being investor-friendly, booasts of the highest concentration of entrepreneurs in sub-Sahara Africa”, the governor said.

Citing example with some international organizations that have already sited their facilities in Anambra State, Obi said that he was always ready to be their one-stop-shop on issue that may possibly confront them in the process of doing business in the state. He explained that his commitment to industrialization is as a result of his conviction that any state desirous of making any meaningful economic impact must move from consumption to production and deliberately support activities in expanding the manufacturing base of the state. Governor Ob also visited Golden Oil Industry located at Harbour Industrial Zone, Onitsha.

He inspected the existing facilities of the company and the new ones they are building, 40,000 tonnes feed meal.

Obi said the visit was to ascertain about the company, what they are doing in view of their request for more land for expansion. He said that now he had visited and personally evaluated the company, that the government will offer them all necessary assistance.

In his remarks, the Executive Director of the company, Mr. Dvioedy V.N, said that Anambra State had not had it so good until Obi became the governor. He said that from the bad situation it used to be, Obi has returned stability to the town which has made it one of the best places to invest in Nigeria.


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