Ernest
Chinwo
Rivers
State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has explained that the massive infrastructural
development going on across Rivers State was geared towards enhancing
international and local investments
in the state.
Speaking
when he granted audience to the Ambassador of Ireland
to Nigeria, Mr. Sean Hou on Friday,
Wike said the critical road
projects being executed were
targeted at creating access to
business locations.
He
noted that the international and local
investments would create employment opportunities
for the people
and also develop the
state.
The
governor added that his
administration had also
deliberately worked on the
improvement of security,
with a view to
creating an enabling
environment for businesses to
thrive.
He
added that the state government had a policy of protecting multi-national companies operating in the
state. He pointed out that criminal
activities had drastically reduced
because of the
programmes of the administration.
Wike
called on the Irish Government to partner
with the Rivers
State Government on key economic activities
that would be mutually
beneficial.
He
said : "We call on the Government
of Ireland to partner
with us for the development of
the state. We believe that
for economic activities to thrive,
we must partner with
different interest groups ".
Earlier, the
Ambassador of Ireland to Nigeria,
Sean Hou, assured the governor of
the willingness of the Irish
Government to partner
with the state on key economic
activities.
He
noted that there was an ongoing plan for
Ports in Ireland to work with the two ports in Rivers State
for greater economic activities.
He
said that the Government of Ireland
has made several contributions to the
development of the
country , pointing out
that more of such contributions
will be made going forward.
Hou said the Niger Delta remains
critical to the economy
of the nation.
Culled
from www.thisdaylive.com
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