NAN-H-110
Investment
By Azubuike Okeh
Port Harcourt, Sept. 29, 2016(NAN) Rivers Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has said that his administration has provided an enabling environment for foreign investments to thrive.
Wike made the statement l when the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Arkwright and Minister for Africa, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Mr Tobias Ellwood visited him in Port Harcourt on Thursday.
He said the state was safe and had the right atmosphere and climate for foreign direct investment in agriculture.
The governor said that ongoing infrastructure developments across the state were geared toward setting the stage for foreigners to come in.
The governor also said that his administration had started the preliminary process for the construction of a specialist tertiary hospital to ensure adequate healthcare services for the people.
He pledged the state government’s commitment to cooperating with the international community to attract developmental projects to Rivers.
“We are promoting partnership in the area of agriculture because we believe that it will create employment opportunities for our youths,’’ he said.
Earlier, Ellwood said that the UK would partner Nigeria in its bid to diversify its economy.
He said that the visit was also aimed at improving the relationship between the UK and the Rivers Government.
Ellwood assured the Wike-led government of the UK’s support to enable it to empower Rivers people through the implementation of projects with direct bearing on lives. (NAN)
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Edited by Chukwudi Ekezie