ABIA STATE GOV VOWS TO REVIVE INDUSTRIAL LAYOUT IN ABA

REPORTER: PEACE AGBO

Abia State Government has expressed its commitment to ensure the realisation of modalities rolled out for broad economic development in the state.

Briefing journalists at the Government House Umuahia after this weeks Executive Council meeting, presided by Governor Alex Otti, the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Prince Okey Kanu announced plans of the government to revive Osisioma Industrial Layout, Aba and establishment of other industrial layouts across the state.

The Commissioner explained that government would provide all necessary infrastructural facilities that would make it possible for investors to establish their presence in those industrial layouts.

He further said that in the next few weeks and months, government would pursue the provision of the facilities with vigour to ensure that the layouts were put in place.

According to Prince Kanu, the State government wants to consolidate Aba as a business hub and Abia State generally as an investors’ haven.

Prince Kanu also announced that the state government would officially roll out the operations of the Harmonized TaskForce recently set up to deal permanently with touting, extortion and harassment of residents in the state simultaneously in Aba and Umuahia.

The Commissioner further announced the plans of the government to remodel Umuahia, especially the Isigate area to a befitting state capital.

He stressed that the plan has been on the drawing board for quite a while.

According to Prince Kanu, a committee has been working towards providing solutions that will make that part of the state capital look better than now.

EDITED BY CHUKWUBUIKE MADU