Jungle Journalist Media Limited
  • News
  • Politics
  • Economy and Business
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Education
  • entertainment
  • Health
  • Niger Delta
  • Security
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Politics
  • Economy and Business
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Education
  • entertainment
  • Health
  • Niger Delta
  • Security
No Result
View All Result
Jungle Journalist Media Limited
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Politics
  • Economy and Business
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Education
  • entertainment
  • Health
  • Niger Delta
  • Security

UCHE - BILLBOARD

Home » Opinions » Kinetic Abia: Ikpeazu’s industrialization agenda is delivering

Kinetic Abia: Ikpeazu’s industrialization agenda is delivering

by Jungle Journalist
April 27, 2021
0
SHARES
4
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsApp

In 2015, then incoming Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, identified industrialization as one of the pillars of his administration with the objective of creating jobs, improving the economy and increasing internally generated revenue of the state.

To build this Pillar of Develoment, Dr Ikpeazu applied a 3-pronged strategy to deliver on industrialization:

1. Support resuscitation of moribund industries in the state.

This strategy has helped companies like Golden Guinea Breweries to return to production after decades of being closed. More than 1,000 direct and indirect jobs have been restored and created and our people are once again enjoying their favorite beverages.

Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.

2. Build new industries

When Governor Ikpeazu dispatched 30 young Abians to China to be trained on automated shoe making, his intention was to move the gargatuan shoe production business in Aba from manually operated to machine supported mass production. When the team returned, Governor Ikpeazu followed up by ensuring importation of the equipment they trained with in China and thereafter established Abia’s first ever automated shoe making factory called Enyimba Automated Shoe Company (ENASCO) with the 30 young Abians becoming the drivers.

ReadAlso

No Content Available

ENASCO is already mass producing shoes for institutions like the Nigeria Railway Corporation and is set to also produce for the Nigeria Police and other military and para military organizations in the country that hitherto imported their footwears at great cost to our forex.

Recently, Governor Ikpeazu flagged off the construction of Enyimba Automated Garment Factory to drive mass production of clothing and fashion apparels in the state. It will be recalled that early in his administration the Governor traveled to Turkey, Bangladesh and Thailand with some Aba tailors to expose them to automation driven mass production.

In addition, the government established five cottage rice milling industries in the state and is currently establishing 17 agro-allied industries in all the local governments of the state. Each local government is getting industries that reflect their competitive edge in agriculture with some having palm processing industries while others are benefiting from cassava processing industries.

Meanwhile, Governor Ikpeazu proliferated four million high yielding tenera specie palm seedlings across the state as well as established the first poultry cluster to train and equip young Abians who are interested in poultry farming.

3. Encourage foreign direct investment

When Governor Ikpeazu deliberately moved to make the state friendly to foreign investors and traveled to global economic capitals to make the case for investment in Abia, many of his opponents laughed it off as “junketing”. Yet, the Governor was not deterred and went ahead to put in place security, good infrastructure and other enablers that would attract foreign investors to the state.

The efforts of the Governor are yielding dividends with the state rated as the 3rd favorite destination of choice for foreign investments in 2020 as rated by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), also with many new multi-national outfits opening shops in Aba after decades of avoiding or fleeing from the state.

Steel giants, Inner Galaxy are producing and exporting from Aba while Nibra Shoe of Brazil is actively constructing a new factory in the state. Other international brands are still investing in the state to tap into the wealth creation agenda of Dr Ikpeazu.

Recently, a man who was displaced from a northern state and forced to return to the south east found himself in Aba. In no time, he was able to settle his family, rebuild his business and is in his own words “doing better” than before. Even the streets of Aba are bustling to the brim with many new businesses opening up almost on a daily basis thereby already putting pressure on available infrastructure. In response, however, Governor Ikpeazu has accelerated and given new impetus to his infrastructure development agenda under his popular “Kinetic Abia” program and recently vowed to double his record setting 108 completed road projects in the state before the end of his tenure in 2023. He is creating new industrial clusters including at Ovom and Umukalika and working with Geometric Power Ltd to ensure the roll out of steady power supply in 9 of 17 LGAs of the state to support rapid industrialization.

These and much more are what is making Ikpeazu’s Abia thick!

Expect more.

-John Okiyi Kalu

Tags: Kinetic Abia
ShareTweetSend
Previous Post

IKPEAZU SIGNS ABIA WATER BILL INTO LAW, DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN WATER, SANITATION, HYGIENE SECTOR

Next Post

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ANAMBRA GOVERNORSHIP-Why I am the best man for the job-Nze Akachukwu Sullivan Nwankpo

You MayAlso Like

National

“It is the turn of ndi Enugu” Frank Nweke tells residents, as APGA storms more markets in Enugu

January 27, 2023
Breaking News

JUST IN: Court disqualifies Victor Umeh as Labour Party senatorial candidate 

January 27, 2023
National

January 27, 2023
National

Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa in shock over the death of Prof Uche Ikonne   

January 26, 2023
crime

IMO LG CHAIRMAN MURDER: Hon.Prince Uwanuakwa Breaks Silence, Condoles With Family, Appeals For Release Of Others Kidnapped 

January 25, 2023
Breaking News

Killing Spree Continues In Imo As Gunmen Kill APC Chairman, Kidnap 5 

January 25, 2023
Next Post

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ANAMBRA GOVERNORSHIP-Why I am the best man for the job-Nze Akachukwu Sullivan Nwankpo

Discussion about this post

Recent Posts

  • Supreme Court Rejects Bail Request Of Convicted Delta Senator In Hiding
  • JUST IN: Abia PDP Release Details For Conduct Of Fresh Guber Primary Election 
  • IGP appoints ex force PPRO Frank Mba, Idowu Owohunwa as Ogun, Lagos commissioners
  • “It is the turn of ndi Enugu” Frank Nweke tells residents, as APGA storms more markets in Enugu
  • JUST IN: Court disqualifies Victor Umeh as Labour Party senatorial candidate 
ADVERTISEMENT

Recent Comments

  • Ogbuenyi Sunday on Anambra police arrest river-bathing prophet ‘Onye Eze Jesus’
  • Stephen CE on List of international stars who have joined #EndSARS/#EndSWAT and what they said

Trending

BREAKING: PDP Guber Candidate In Abia, Prof Uche Ikonne Is Dead

Terrorists cut off head of abducted LGA chairman after collecting 6m ransom in Imo

JUST IN: Another Guber Candidate Is Dead

ADVERTISEMENT

If APC wins, Tinubu will be replaced with Shettima as president, that’s the plan of the North, says Naja’atu Mohammed

JUST IN: Court disqualifies Victor Umeh as Labour Party senatorial candidate 

Customs officers must return to the borders, leave our streets or we revolt —Activist 

6-month-old Baby Boy Dies After Mother Gave Him Tramadol, Lock Him, Go Clubbing

SUSPENSION: Chimaroke Nnamani Dares PDP, Begin Aggressive, Open Campaigns For Tinubu

Implications of Chimaroke Nnamani’s suspension

Suspension of Chimaroke Nnamani shows he is a nobody in PDP, lacks political value—Chieftain

    ADVERTISEMENT

    Popular Stories

    • BREAKING: Gunmen Take Over Onitsha-Owerri Road, Set Over 10 Vehicles, Goods Worth Billions Ablaze

      2629 shares
      Share 1052 Tweet 657
    • JUST IN: CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele sacked

      1652 shares
      Share 661 Tweet 413
    • JUST IN: Daughter of Benin billionaire/CEO of Uyi Technical commits suicide

      443 shares
      Share 177 Tweet 111
    • BREAKING: Enugu LG election turns bloody, 5 killed as unknown gunmen abduct journalists(+Disturbing Images)

      383 shares
      Share 153 Tweet 96
    • BREAKING: Founder of Synagogue for All Nations, TB Joshua dies after programme

      288 shares
      Share 115 Tweet 72
    • DSS, US soldiers discover boxes of explosives in Abuja estate

      280 shares
      Share 112 Tweet 70

    ABOUT US

    Jungle Journalist Media Limited

    Jungle Journalist Media Limited

    Jungle Journalist is an online news and information resource centre dedicated to accurate and timely news reports.

    Read More >>

    CONNECT WITH US

    SECTIONS

    • Agriculture
    • Aviation
    • Biafra
    • birthday
    • Bizarre
    • Breaking News
    • Building and Properties
    • Columnist
    • Community Reports
    • crime
    • Economy and Business
    • Editorial
    • Education
    • Election
    • electricity
    • entertainment
    • Health
    • Holidays
    • Human Rights
    • International
    • Interviews
    • Law
    • Magazine
    • media
    • Money
    • National
    • News
    • Niger Delta
    • North
    • Obituary
    • Oil and Gas
    • Opinions
    • Photos
    • Politics
    • Press Release
    • Religion and Culture
    • Science and Technology
    • Security
    • South East
    • South-South
    • South-West
    • Sports
    • Transport and Aviation
    • Violence
    • Women and Children
    • Worship
    • Youth
    No Result
    View All Result

    NEWS SOURCES

  • Punch
  • Nigerian Tribune
  • The Nation
  • Thisday
  • DailyTrust
  • The Sun
  • Daily Independent
  • PM News
  • Vanguard
  • Premium Times
  • Sahara Reporters
  • The Guardian
  • Leadership
  • Daily Times Of Nigeria
    • About
    • Advertise With Us
    • Privacy Policy

    © 2021 Jungle Journalist Media Limited - Web Designed by AfeesHost.

    No Result
    View All Result
    • News
    • Politics
    • Economy and Business
    • Sports
    • Editorial
    • Education
    • entertainment
    • Health
    • Niger Delta
    • Security

    © 2021 Jungle Journalist Media Limited - Web Designed by AfeesHost.