Uzodinma, Anoh Gas chiefs reaffirm strategic economic partnership in Imo

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has met with heads of the Anoh Gas Processing Company and reaffirmed their strategic partnership aimed at enhancing the economic growth of not just Imo State as the company’s host State, but Nigeria as a whole.

The brief, but critical meeting, took place inside the Governor’s office, Owerri, was also an opportunity for the Anoh Gas Processing Company to introduce James Makinde as its new managing director

Makinde was accompanied on the visit by Amaechi Nwogbe, the general manager, Operations.

Governor Uzodinma reiterated his administration’s commitment to building strategic partnerships, not only with Anoh Gas Processing Company, but with other forward looking establishments with the intention of driving economic growth and shared prosperity across Imo State and beyond.

For Anoh Gas Processing Company in particular, the governor stressed that their presence in Imo was to ensure that the vast potential of the state’s gas reserves does not remain abstract.

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Governor Uzodinma noted that the company had taken advantage of the large quantity of gas deposits in Imo State, and promised the new management of his administration’s willingness to continue creating an enabling environment that would guarantee the success of their strategic collaboration.

The governor reaffirmed his administration’s desire to ensure that the State’s hydrocarbon wealth was put to proper economic use in the interest of the suffering citizens, and particularly, for the enhancement of their living standard.

“This government remains committed to partnerships and collaborations that align with our objective of sharing prosperity across the state,” he said.

He urged the firm’s chiefs to focus on actionable frameworks that would deepen local content, create jobs, build infrastructure and expand revenue streams in a manner that would result in a win-win situation for the company and Imo State.

Makinde, had in his remarks, stated the company’s readiness to deepen its strategic collaboration with Imo State in the state’s quest to expand access to gas based industries and for other uses.

He said that Anoh Gas Processing Company is pleased to be exploring practical areas of partnership aimed at unlocking Imo’s natural resource potential, stressing that the intention is to deliver sustainable socioeconomic benefits to the people of the state in particular and the country at large.