The Port Harcourt Chambers of Industries, Mines Industries and Agriculture, PHCCIMA, has pledged its support for investors who considered Rivers State as their destination , towards boosting the economy of the state and, at the same time ensure that a good number of Rivers indigenes enjoyed gainful employment.
This was the position taken by the Port Harcourt Chambers when it played host to a delegation of investors from the United States. Welcoming the team, President of the Port Harcourt Chambers, Chief Nabil Saleh, noted that investment opportunities in Rivers State ‘’is huge while power supply is low.”
Chief Nabil who received the delegation of ‘Tripple A’ investors at the Chamber’s new office in Garrison, Port Harcourt, stated that,” I deal on power, I know we need energy,’ as he received delegation comprising Nigerian, American and Korean business delegation. He informed that part of the Chamber’s mandates was to help facilitate businesses and advise investors to invest in Rivers State, noting that Rivers State is peaceful to accommodate genuine investors. He thanked the immediate past Commissioner for Empowerment and Employment creation for promoting business possibilities in the state. He expressed the hope that more interest in the state will bring other investors in other areas.
He noted that all things being equal, the coming of ‘Tripple A’ will further boost the power sector of the state and help address the power deficit, which remains a challenge even in the country
In her remark, facilitator of the solar power investment initiative and the Director of ‘Tripple A’, Mrs Joy Davies, said her company was incorporated both in Nigeria and Maryland in the US. She assured that the company, in consortium with her partners, Fineco Green Energy will help boost employment in the state. She said the solar energy manufacturers were ready to work to improve the life of the Rivers People and establish a production line where the youths can learn and develop skills in solar energy technology.
Also speaking, Chief Pedro Egbe, one of the executives of PHCCIMA, noted that the investors had chosen to come to the state at a time when attempts were being made by the government to change the narratives for the better with the injection of fresh business dynamics.
