I am excited to announce that Abia States has entered phase 2 of Governor Otti’s Abia development playbook. The phase 1 has stabilized the administrative systems, provided basic amenities in major cities, deepened the school system (from #19 to top 3 in NECO, WAEC, etc), improved the legal infrastructures, restored lost accreditations in medical school, brought back the spirit of Abia in workers with pension paid on time, etc, etc.
Phase 2 will focus on integrated infrastructure development and that “infrastructure” goes beyond physical things, to include processes, systems, and enablers of markets. Our model is that a working Aba and Umuahia will generate funds that will drive the development of other parts of Abia at a faster rate. That thesis has been validated as Abia State remains the #1 state in Nigeria in paying down debts in Nigeria. Aba is roaring back as businesses relocate and open offices in the Enyimba city.
The second phase 2 begins this month. Abia will build industrial platforms and pillars that will enable the actualization of “prosperity through enterprise” for all, as encapsulated in the state coat of arms. That prosperity is not just bank accounts, but aspirations on health, wellbeing, and more.
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I want to thank African Development Bank (AfDB), the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), and the Federal Government of Nigeria for the support on this mission, projected to “become a cornerstone of the state’s economic revival, unlocking long-stalled potential in manufacturing, trade, and services, especially in Aba, a city with deep roots in industrial production and informal enterprises.” We recently launched the Export Lab in partnership with the United Nations.
Good People, the future is full of abundance, and shared prosperity should be our working philosophy. We’re the God’s Own People, and children of the Lord will always live in abundance. We’re volunteers with the tough love for our state as we have a man who has demonstrated uncommon vision, unalloyed commitment and leadership to make our state a shining city on a hill, with opportunities and hope, where boys and girls, men and women, and all, will experience abundance. Let’s make Abia GREAT and Nigeria AMAZING!
Ndubuisi Ekekwe
Member, Abia State Global Economic Advisory Council
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Ndubuisi Ekekwe Prof. Pls it will be very interesting to see MORDEN CERAMIC UMUAHIA come back to full operation but from my EXPERIENCE over the years in the CERAMICS INDUSTRY in NIGERIA, I will want to advise that the government should pls not just bring back UMUAHIA CERAMIC as a TABLE-WARE/SANITARY-WARE CERAMIC FACTORY but rather the FACTORY should be upgraded to a PORCELAIN VITRIFIED TILES FACTORY and should be Manager/run by experience and qualified team of both NIGERIAN and EXPATRIATE.
The government will never regret it if they take this advice, I wish to see this Factory come back to operation. Nka bu nkayi…