NACCIMA to establish South-East regional office in Owerri

The Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) is to establish a South-East regional headquarters in Owerri, the Imo state capital.

The national president, Ide John C. Udeagbala, said that the central secretariat which would serve as the rallying point for all chambers in the region, and when actualised, would usher in an enabling environment for interested investors and also attract those in the diaspora, currently unwilling to extend their business empires at home because of insecurity and lack of government support.

The NACCIMA boss stated this in his message at the investiture of the new president of the Owerri Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (OCCIMA), Barrister Tony Amadi held in Owerri.

He said that with an industrial layout and a conducive environment devoid of banditry, insurgency kidnapping, ritual killings and abduction of innocent individuals, Udeagbala expressed optimism that the South-East would be saturated with investors.

He said, “I, therefore, appeal to the state government to continue to work to ensure the security of lives and properties which is also an important area in our concerted efforts to ensure that the state remains business-friendly and attractive to domestic and foreign investors.”

The new OCCIMA boss, Tony Opara, in his inaugural speech, commended his predecessors for their efforts to take the association to greater heights through exemplary, dynamic and purposeful leadership.

Opara appealed to Governor Hope Uzodinma to assign the state international exhibition centre – former FSP park Mbari Wetheral road in Owerri to OCCIMA and to designate same as “Imo International Trade Fair Centre.”

This, he argued would help to promote the image of the state as one of the choice trade fair destinations in the country, capable of attracting investors and boosting economic activities in the state.

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