Anambra woos FG, NAC to invest in automobile project

www.odogwublog.com reports that the Anambra State is on the verge of partnering with the Federal Government and National Automobile Council for establishment    an automobile project at Akwa-Ihedi in  Nnewi South Local Government Area of the State.
Towards this end, the State government met with some select  traditional rulers in the State  at Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Council headquarters, where grey areas were ironed out and they pleged their cooperation for the project to go on unhindered.
In attendance at the meeting included  traditional rulers as Igwe Colonel  Sir JOC  Onebunne of Akwa-Ihedi (retired),  Igwe Dr Emeka Ilounoh (Ifite-dunu), Igwe Peter Ezeamama  (Enugwu Umuonyia), Igwe Emmanuel Nnabuife (Isseke), among others.
Speaking to newsmen at the end of the closed-door meeting, held  Igwe Nnabuife of Isseke stated that the meeting ended peacefully following the  clarification of some perceived misconceptions that some agents of the State government were frustrating the take-off of the project.
The royal fathers according to Igwe Nnabuife agreed on four plans with the government and investors namely:  that the State government through ANSIPPA should prepare a Letter of Offer to NAC  and invite them to come for  negotiation preparatory to the commencement of  the project on  or before Monday,2nd  October 2015; and that the Memorandum of Understanding  would be  based on same template of  locating the project.
Again, he said that the meeting agreed that the project would remain at Akwa-Ihedi in addition to provision of significant jobs to youths of Anambra State including those of Akwa-ihedi.
Giving insight into the meeting, the MD/CEO of ANSIPPA, Chief  Ekwunife explained that the land earmarked for the project would be acquired  by the State government and given to the Federal Government under the Anambra/ANSIPPA - Investor Structured Investment Protection ratio.
Chief  Ekwunife who was accompanied by a representative of the Commissioner for Lands, Survey and Town Planning,  disclosed that a timeframe would be given to the investors to embark on the project, failing which he said the land would be returned to the  original owners (Akwa-Ihedi).
He assured the monarchs that he would briefed the governor of the State, Chief  Obiano on the development,