Abia State is making studied, calculated efforts and taking bold steps to ensure that it takes its rightful place as Nigeria’s number one state from all angles of evaluation and assessment. The administration of Governor Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu since he assumed office in 2015 has been driving development in the state so that people in all parts of the state feel the impact of government and governance.
The Okezie Ikpeazu administration since 2015 has been spreading the benefits and dividends of democracy to the citizens and communities of the state in infrastructure development, education including artisan vocational education, youth empowerment, security, provision of potable water, and urban renewal.
As fillip to this, the Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu administration has embarked on an iconic transformational project to develop the Enyimba Economic City, an investment of about N500 billion. About 9,300 acres of land spanning three local government areas has been mapped out for the project. It is targeted to create 1.5 million jobs in 10 years. Already, key anchor tenants have been attracted for the Enyimba Economic City.
Abia State is undeniably the Pan-African business hub in Nigeria. The impact made by small-scale business people in Aba, the state’s business epic centre, earned the city the moniker as “Japan of Africa”. The products of these micro-industrial concerns are sold all over Nigeria and abroad. For people from every part of Nigeria and the West-Africa sub-region Aba is still their priority market. It has been a major boost for the economy of Abia state all these years.