Chigozie Marquis
The Imo Deputy Governor, Lady Chinyere Ihuoma Ekomaru, PhD, today, in her office, called on business men and women all over the world to seize the opportunity of the enabling environment provided by the Imo state government, ably led by Dist. Sen. Hope Uzodimma, to acquire more wealth and better the society by investing in the state, affirming the commitment of the Shared Prosperity Administration, in securing life and business friendly environment for investors to explore.
Lady Ekomaru made this call when the Early Warning Directorate of Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) from Abuja came to brief her on the conclusion of their comprehensive four days ‘Resilience and Human Security Assessment’, with an overview for proffering solutions to the socioeconomic and security challenges in the state.
The Imo number two citizen emphasized that Gov. Hope Uzodimma, in combating insecurity in the state, deployed different strategies to make Imo safe as witnessed by everybody today including visitors to the state. She appreciated the ECOWAS group for their detailed and practical assessment of the security situation in the state, while encouraging them to also pay a visit to the Imo Ministry of Home Land Security, to get more positive data on the result against insecurity in the state.
Speaking earlier, the leader of the group and acting Director of the Early Warning Directorate of the ECOWAS, Dr. Onyinye Onwuka, disclosed that the assessment was last done in 2018 and the region deemed it fit for a review both in Nigeria and other ECOWAS member states.
Dr. Onwuka availed that her team interfaced with youths, civil servants and other relevant groups in the state to know how they are coping with the socioeconomic and security challenges in the society and the results were positive.
She reiterated that at the end of the assessment, they will be providing Imo state government with the summary of their findings, for a possible solution, adding that, they came in with professionals, experts and researchers, alongside donor partners.
Dr. Onwuka, applauded the 3R administration of Governor Hope Uzodimma, for the measures his government has undertaken in remedying the security challenges in the state as what they heard originally, contrasted in no small measure with what they met on ground, emphasizing their surprise that they could move around in the state freely and without harassment.
