Abia gov unveils council on ease of doing business 

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has inaugurated the state council on the Ease of Doing Business.

Otti inaugurated the council on Monday which has the Deputy Governor Ikechukwu Emetu as the Chairman.

The governor who described the inauguration of the council as a very important landmark in repositioning the towards ensuring it has a business-friendly environment said that the primary target is to make business seamless in the state.

Otti stated, “Today marks a very important landmark in repositioning Abia State as we inaugurate the very important Council that would be looking after the ease of doing business in the State. The members have been carefully selected and chosen and their assignments are clearly defined.

“Their targets have also been set. I’m glad that we have made some progress from  33/36 to   21/36 today in one year and two months.

“But then the journey to move us to number one has just started and that is the target. As I have said somewhere else, we are always intentional about what we are doing. It is either we are doing it and doing it well or we are not doing it at all.

“On the ease of doing business, we have no choice. And, it is not about ranking or rating, though, those are important. But, what is most important to us is that we are successful in making business seamless in our State.”

The governor said that state was founded on business and that about 80 percent of the citizens are involved in one business or the other hence the need to make the state a business-friendly environment.

While expressing optimism that members of the council will deliver, Otti stated that he was looking forward to the state making a quantum leap in her current ranking on the east of doing business.

“We want to come back in less than one year to see that we have made a quantum leap from number 21 to maybe number 10 and then headed to number 1 and I believe it’s achievable”.

Responding on behalf of the Council, the Chairman Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu thanked the governor for the opportunity given to them to serve and promised to put in their best to make the state the right destination for investment.