“This Expo will provide the unique platform for you to meet the Indonesia businessmen, and also be exposed to our services and business opportunities that can be mutually beneficial,” he said.Usra, who expressed Indonesia’s desire to invest in the energy and mining sectors in the state, said that Enugu was rich in mineral resources, agriculture as well as tourism, which would serve as additional sources of revenue, adding that the “trade value between Indonesia and Nigeria is about $4.
The state governor, Dr. Mbah, commended the ambassador and his team for picking special economic interest in the state, saying his administration was not only ready to partner with Indonesian investors, but had equally provided the enabling environment to welcome them to the state. Mbah enjoined the ambassador to see Enugu as the best state to invest as his government had already activated the mechanisms that would derisk investment flow and enable ease of doing business.
He reiterated the government’s resolve to make the state an investment destination, grow the gross domestic product from its present $4.4bn to $30bn, eradicate poverty and make it a tourism hub through deliberate policies already being executed.