Gov. Otti (right) speaking during the session. CREDIT: Ogbonnaya Ikokwu
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has identified seven priority sectors the state is targeting to attract investment, deepen industrialisation and drive economic growth.
A statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Ferdinand Ekeoma, on Friday stated that Otti spoke on Thursday at the Meet the Governor Series of the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce in Lagos, themed, ‘Repositioning Abia for Enterprise, Industrialisation and Sustainable Economic Growth.’
He revealed that the sectors are agribusiness and agro-processing, trade and markets, creative and digital economy, manufacturing and industrialisation, small and medium enterprise growth, inclusive finance, and diaspora investment and innovation.
“Declaring Abia open for business, Otti said his administration had, in the last 39 months, focused on removing barriers to productivity and encouraging value creation to make the state more attractive to investors,” the statement stated.
