Governor Willie Obiano of Anamabra State, his wife, Ebelechukwu, Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr Uche Okafor, Managing Director, Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency (ANSIPPA), Mr Jide Ikeako, Chief of Staff, Mr Primus Odili, National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), his party, Mr. Victor Oye, State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Anali Chude, Chief Press Secretary, Mr James Eze and many others are currently in New Jersey, United States of America to seek foreign investment.
The team, led by the State governor, is expected to meet with the Mayor of Orange, Mr Ted Green, today, Monday, July 8 to sign a couple of business agreements.
Obiano, who arrived the Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Sunday evening was joined by his wife from Iowa.
The visitors were received by officials of the City of Orange, led by Mr Callistus Onyike, an indigene of Anambra and Chairman, Board of Commissioners of the city’s Diaspora Commission.
Speaking to newsmen, the governor gave more insights into the purpose of his visit, including exploring areas of “mutual assistance”.
“We are here to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Mayor of the City of Orange in New Jersey who gladly invited me over for this ceremony.
“Among the things, we will be discussing tomorrow are mutual assistance in the areas of education, health, infrastructure, power in various forms, and firefighting.
“Anambra state is growing and we are getting high-rise buildings springing up here and there; we need to develop the capacity to fight fire of that sort.”
The governor added that he would use the opportunity to meet with members of the Anambra community in New Jersey and update them on happenings back home.
“This is an opportunity to update them on what we are doing real time, what we have done in the last five years, and what we want to do in the remaining three years.
“I will preach to them on the need to bring their wealth and investments back home.
“Wealth is not all about money, it includes your contacts, knowledge, experience, and skills,” he said.
Onyike, who facilitated the visit, said the essence was to build a “mutually beneficial” relationship between the City of Orange and Anambra.
He said the Mayor had agreed to visit Anambra with a group of investors sometime in November.
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