Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, on Thursday 4 December reaffirmed his administration’s resolve to reposition the state as the nation’s foremost investment destination during a courtesy visit by the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC), Barrister Aisha Rimi, at Government House, Port Harcourt.
In a closed-door session, Governor Fubara told the NIPC delegation that his government was ready to collaborate with federal agencies and corporate organisations to harness the state’s vast economic potentials.
“We are determined to make Rivers State the investment hub of Nigeria,” he declared, pledging sustained support for NIPC operations in the state.
The Governor particularly urged the Council to facilitate massive private-sector investments that would create thousands of job opportunities for Rivers youths, stressing that youth employment remains a cardinal objective of his administration.
Responding, Barrister Rimi commended Governor Fubara for approving office space for NIPC’s South-South Zonal Office – a request that had lingered for nearly a decade under previous administrations.
She described the gesture as a demonstration of genuine political will to drive economic growth.
The NIPC boss assured full partnership with the Rivers State Investment Promotion Agency (RSIPA) to transform the state into a preferred investment location, promising technical support to ensure the RSIPA One-Stop-Shop operates at optimal efficiency.
The delegation was led to the Governor by the Chairman of RSIPA Board, Lawrence Fubara Anga, SAN, and the Director-General, Dr. Chamberlain Peterside.
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