The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has said that there is no better place currently for entrepreneurship and investment than the state.
The governor stated this while receiving the audience a delegation of the US Market Access Centre led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Chris Burry, on Tuesday.
He said the state government is happy to partner with the firm to harness the potential and human energy existing in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state.
Otti said, “The proposal of the company is in line with the vision of our administration”.
“When you talk of technology, that’s where we are heading. If it is about entrepreneurship and innovation, I think you have come to the best place.
“There is no better place, if you are talking about entrepreneurship, if you are thinking of investment, than the Abia State.”
Otti, who said that there is huge potential and human energy available in Aba, requested the team to visit the city to see things for themselves, saying that he wants their findings to be evidence-based.
“I want it to be evidence-based. So, go to Ariaria, go to other markets in Aba, you will see things for yourself. We need to come from an evidence point of view,” he added.
The governor commissioned the team to interface with the Commissioner for Science, Technology, and Innovation, Mr. David Kalu, and members of the governor’s team in charge of technology to work with the US Market Access Centre and come up with recommendations on how best to collaborate with them.
He maintained that the administration is in a hurry to develop the potential in Abia and thereby create wealth and lift the people out of poverty.
The leader of the delegation, Burry, said Abia is the first state the team is visiting with its proposal because of the innovations the governor is bringing to the state.
He expressed their interest in investing in entrepreneurship development and skills acquisition.
He said the company wants to collaborate with the state government in various technological areas with opportunities including entrepreneurship education and skills acquisition among others.