Obiano Receives Thailand Delegation On Investment Mission

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Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, in an investment partnership with the Royal Kingdom of Thailand has declared open a four day Thailand Investment Summit in Awka, the state capital.

A deal towards effective harnessing of abundant resources in the state to create employment in various sectors is expected to be struck, at the summit.

Governor Willie Obiano during the reception of the Thailand delegation noted that the effective security network already in place makes the state a viable and fertile ground for investment.

The delegation from Thailand led by the Nigerian Ambassador to Thailand, Mr. Chudi Okafor, alongside the Thailand Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Chailete Limsomboon, were received at the Governor’s Lodge at Amawbia, where the Governor brainstormed with them to draw a road map towards finding a permanent solution to the challenge of unemployment through wealth creation with natural resources in the state.

From there, the entire entourage moved over to a choice location in Awka where Governor Willie Obiano, declared a four day investment summit open.

In his opening speech, the Nigerian Ambassador to Thailand said that the visit of the Thai delegation was a confirmation that Governor Obiano’s drive to reposition the economy of the state was attracting a global attention which would yield more benefits.

For the Thai Ambassador to Nigeria, the two countries with over 50 years of diplomatic and economic relations have exchanged over one billion dollars and 700 million dollars annually in international trade with Nigeria benefitting more and noted that the summit was a good initiative for deeper business understanding and cooperation among the people of the state and Thailand.

Governor Willie Obiano, declaring the four day summit open said his administration has concrete vision and mission on how to turn the state into an investment destination in the country and observed that a stronger collaboration with Thailand people would help provide a permanent solution to the challenge of unemployment.

The partnership deal was sealed with a presentation of souvenirs to the Thai Ambassador to Nigeria as well as his Nigerian counterpart.

It is a partnership which would not only strengthen business ties but open a greater window of communication between the two countries while providing a structured approach towards attracting more investments to Anambra State.