TVC E. The Abia state Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu as he seeks to transform the state. As the people of Abia state brace up under
the administration of their new governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, there are high expectations that he will translate his many pledges into rapid development of the state.
The governor pledged to provide good roads, quality education, good health care system, regeneration of Aba, address infrastructural challenges, encouraging increased private sector participation in the economy of the state, creation of industrial hubs, improvements in agriculture and trade and commerce as well as security network.
These enviable promises topped the inauguration speech of the new Abia state governor. It was a rehearse of the age long political promises the electorate have been inundated with over the years. Ikpeazu had promised at his swearing in ceremony, that his administration is fully committed to providing the enabling environment and infrastructure to facilitate the growth and development of Abia and its people as well as positioning it as a premier residential, business and tourism destination, with the ultimate objective of uplifting the lives of our people.
The governor also added that the time has come to explore and optimize fully the resources and advantages that God has bestowed on the state, promising to tap the resourcefulness of the people and develop its natural resources for the collective benefit of the state.
The Abia state chief executive also pledged to open opportunities for the growth of business enterprises and make the state the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, SME, capital of Nigeria.
“Our story as a people is one of entrepreneurship, resourcefulness and diligence. This is our pride. We have astounded the world with our homegrown technical skills, especially during a period of pervasive adversity, and followed it up with our trade and commercial prowess elevating one of our cities, Aba, into a prominent commercial hub within the West African region. This historic renown is to become our future narrative.
The time is ripe to use the over 110,000 shoemakers and 50,000 garment makers as a launching pad to enable Abia to truly become the undisputed SME capital of Nigeria,” he said.
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