…As Deputy Governor Ekomaru woo investors
By Iheanyi Enwerem
The Economic Community of West African States,( ECOWAS), has concluded a comprehensive four(4) days resilience and human security assessment in Imo State, with an overview of proffering social economic, and security challenges in the society.
Disclosing this during a courtesy visit to the Office of the Deputy Governor of in Owerri, on Tuesday, the Early Warning Directorate of ECOWAS region and leader of the team, Dr. (Mrs) Onyinye Onwuka, stressed that the assessment was last done in 2018, as the region deemed it fit for a review both in Nigeria and other ECOWAS member States.
Onwuka availed that the team interfaced with Youths, Civil Servants in the State to know how they are coping with the social economic and security challenges in the society, and the result was positive.
The ECOWAS boss reiterated that at the end of the assessment they will be providing Imo State Government with summery of their findings for possible solution, adding that they brought professional experts, reaserachers alongside with donor partners.
She applauded the 3R administration of the Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, for the measures his government has undertaking in remedying the security challenge in the State.
In her remarks after receiving the August visitors, the Deputy Governor of Imo State, Lady (Dr) Chinyere Ekomaru, affairmed the commitment of the Shared Prosperity administration in securing an enabling environment for investors to invest in the State.
The number two citizen maintained that “Imo is safe for investment”, as she thanked the team for the assessment, while calling on them to pay a visit to Ministry of HomeLand Security to get more results of how the administration was able to tackle insecurity in the State.
