Anambra Govt’s Partnership with Private SectorYields Dividend
The decision by the Government of Anambra State to collaborate with the private sector has begun to yield result as a good number of foreign investors are currently in talks with the government on the areas they are interested in.
A competent source close to the government volunteered that the foreign investors have signified interest in the oil and gas and power, transportation sector amongst others.
The sources dislcosed that the talks are in advance state, revealing that the investors are impressed with the government’s transparency and desire to improve the lives of the people.
The move to open the state for investors with a view to adding value to the economic potentials of the state has also impacted on the social lives of the people of states as Hello Energy Limited, with its subsidiary called HelloGas, recently built and donated the first 3D lighted Roundabout as a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Project. Corporate Social responsibility is a means by which companies make concerted effort to operate in ways that enhance rather than degrade society and the environment.
According to one of the residents in the Fegge area of Onitsha that spoke on the development said that this is the first time in their lifetime that they are experiencing such social impact in the state.
“We have never had it this good in this state. I am glad I voted for the current governor, a man we trust to turn the fortunes of Anambra state around, “he said.
On his part, the President of the Fegge Landlords Association and a resident in Fegge, Ndubisi Umezulike said that the Fegge community is happy with the partnership in infrastructural development.
He said that Hello Energy has re-developed the popular EbeAkpulo-Onye-Army Roundabout Fegge into a tourist attraction with an attractive 3D monument called The Cube. Chief Ndubisi Umezulike said that the area used to be an eyesore, but Hello Energy in partnership with the
Governor has made the area look beautiful once again.
Managing Director and CEO of Hello Energy, Barrister Okide Kenneth Ezigbo, said that Hello Energy’s Corporate Social Investment (CSI) strategy focuses on activities that will make local communities sustainable again.
Hello Energy is proud to have partnered with his excellency Governor Soludo in delivering an ultra-modern roundabout project that has brought so much joy and inspiration to the Fegge community.