Obiano Targets IGR of Over N3.2 Billion to pay workers from IGR

                                                                           Obiano

                                                        Obi

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state has said his government is beyond attracting investing of $1.65 Billion direct investment as it is equally doing everything possible to internally generate revenue of about N3.2 Billion monthly.

www.odogwublog.com reports that Obiano told Correspondents chapel members in a parley at his country home that before he took over government, the IGR was N500,000,000 but that he is currently generating N1.1 Billion but that he is not satisfied until it gets to N3.2 Billion to enable the monthly salary of the state workforce generated through IGR.

He said his government has the potentials to block the loopholes adding that his government has not abandoned any project by the previous administration as it is a continued government.

Obiano said the state has at­tracted about $1.65 billion investment from investors since March 17, 2014 when the new administration was inaugurated.

These investments, he said, were attracted to key areas covering agriculture, hospital­ity and tourism industry, power generation, trade and com­merce, among others.

Obiano told the Correspondents that he has his eyes on the ball despite the numerous distractions and appealed for support to enable him actualize his vision and mission for Ndi-Anambra. He informed them of his various pro­grammes and achievements as well as challenges facing his government.

The Anambra Governor disclosed that he had appointed for­mer Aviation Minister, Prin­cess Stella Oduah, as head of Anambra State Airport De­velopment Agency based on her wealth of experience and track record of turning around the country’s aviation industry.

He noted that his administration had distributed high-yielding seedlings to farmers and en­couraged the formation of co­operative societies for easy ac­cess to farm inputs and credits as well as mechanized agriculture.

The governor stated that through the Anambra State In­vestment Promotion and Pro­tection Agency (ANSIPPA) headed by eminent Anambra people, investments had flowed in from the Coched Farms $175 million, Ekcel Farms Limited ($150 million) and Grains and Silos Limited ($11 million).

 Others attracted to invest in Anambra by Obiano administration are Del­farm Limited and Songhai Regional Centre from Benin Republic with $200 million investment, West Africa Inter-continental Trade Centre ($320 million) and Cardinal Devel­opers and Trust which took over the completion of Anam­bra’s four-star luxury hotel in Onitsha, among others.

He stated that the invest­ment feat recorded by his ad­ministration in a few months in office was made possible by well-deserved appoint­ment of competent profes­sionals, especially in the areas of financial investment and banking as board members of the Anambra State invest­ment Promotion and Protec­tion Agency (ANSIPPA), led by Cyril Enweze, traditional ruler of Umuoji and an accom­plished professional of interna­tional repute.

The governor pointed out that consideration was being given to an idea of expanding Onitsha Main Market to the River Niger, stressing that four other urban markets had been proposed for urban settlements of the state.

He assured teachers that he would not play with their welfare  as education , health and security remained areas he wanted to stamp his authority to show that Anambra can do things differently for the good of all.

Obiano said his administration has declared operation zero tolerance of potholes in the three senatorial zones with 22 contractors handling that but he did not disclose the cost. He said he was amazed when somebody in his convoy incidentally lost his phone while getting down from the vehicle at Upper Iweka and they went back and still got the phone, hence he was happy his operation Mkpochapu is working.  

He reminded that with the gun boat promised by Emeka Okwuosa from Oraifite for security , the state would be secured and completely at peace in the next three months with former CP of police Delta state Ikechukwu Aduba in-charge of security. He lamented that most arms and ammunitions enter the state through the water ways.

The Anambra Governor was hopeful that rice and tomatoes buyers would soon have Anambra state as its destination point for the commodities with the enhanced rice mill and tomato plant in the offing.