The Abia State Governor Alex Otti, has expressed the readiness of the state government to partner with the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board to accelerate the development of the Abia Industrial and Innovation Park in Owaza, the Ukwa West Local Government Area of the state.
In a statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ukoha Ukoha, on Tuesday Otti expressed the readiness of the state when he received a delegation of the NCDMB led by the Executive Secretary, Felix Ogbe, who paid him a working visit.
The statement read, “What we have done is to create the enabling environment because we are a private sector-led government. We know that the government is there to support and grow businesses. That is why we have already acquired almost 2,000 hectares of land. We have already issued the Certificate Occupancy to AIIP, so the land is available.
“Arrangements have also been concluded and I believe that the original owners of the land, if they have not received their compensation, will receive it in no distant future because the money has been made available.
“So, we are very happy to partner with you and you can be sure that we will do everything that is possible to ensure that this project takes off and lands successfully.
“So, in the next few days, you will receive our written request. But in spite of that, we will continue to do what we have to do to ensure that the project continues to run until you come in to give us a push we require.”
