The Anambra State Government has signed a 320 million
dollar Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a private consortium, West
Africa Inter-continental Trade Center Limited, for an international
market to be built at Ogbunike in Oyi Local Government Area of the
state.
While signing the memorandum at the Governor’s Lodge at Amawbia,
Governor Willie Obiano said that the project, which was at its starting
point, would create over 6,000 job opportunities and would provide
viable outlets for distributing and marketing goods mass produced by the
industrial hub in the state.
The Governor, who charged up the occasion with a gallant entry,
stated that a similar market would also be established in Umunze, Oruma
South Local Government Area, explaining that the main market with its
challenge of old age necessitated the undertaking of the present
project.
The Chairman of Anambra State Promotion and Protection Investment
Agency, ANSIPPA, under whose auspices the project was attracted, said
that the market would be made up of a shopping mall, industrial park,
educational and medical facilities as well as an entertainment centre.
Similarly, the leader of the team, Mr. Obiora Anyaralu, and another
senior member of the consortium, Dr. Adedeji Ameh, said that the second
phase of the project would assist the Governor in achieving his vision
towards elevating the state to an enviable height.
With the signatures of all parties involved appended, thus sealing
the deal, expectations have risen that in 42 months, an international
trade centre must have been built in Ogbunike in Oyi Local Government
Area of Anambra State, as the state heads for a digital era in its trade
and business activities.
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