By Babajide Komolafe, Economy Editor & Egufe Yafugborhi, Ochuko Akuopha
ASABA — Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Monday, said Delta State has the capacity to emerge as Nigeria’s next major industrial hub alongside Lagos, while endorsing the state’s over $100 million investment fund as a bold step towards attracting investors.
Speaking at the Delta State Economic and Investment Summit, Okonjo-Iweala said: “I am convinced that Delta possesses the ingredients to become Nigeria’s next great industrial hub, standing alongside Lagos as an engine of the national economy.
“The emergence of a new growth pole here in Delta State would be good for Nigeria as a whole.”
Backing Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s investment initiative, she added: “The reason I came is because you take action. The fund you have just announced to de-risk investment is exactly the kind of thing that we need.”
