Abia State Government has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with WIOCC, an ICT and Broadband Technology company, for the deployment of fiber optic and internet connectivity across the 17 local government areas of the state.
Alex Otti, governor of the state, while signing the MoU, said that the agreement would see the deployment of metropolitan optic fibre infrastructure in the three major zones of Aba, Umuahia and Ohafia.
He said that the formal signing of the MoU marked a turning point in the socio-economic development of the state as the company would commence the survey of the whole state immediately for the purpose of implementing the project in line with the terms of the MoU.
According to the governor, the internet connectivity would positively affect the educational, health and other institutions positively.
He noted that the investment would equally impact network operators whose services would now be felt in villages and communities. Otti further said that with high connectivity spots more direct and indirect jobs would be created for youths.
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The governor also noted that the investment would help in the electronic transmission of files in healthcare, civil service, education including corporate governance .
He described the development as a positive step towards a progressive and flourishing Abia. He lauded the WIOCC Group as one of the reputable companies in Africa with the infrastructure for Internet connectivity and thanked them for considering to partner Abia State for the project.
Derren Bredford, chief executive and Development officer of WIOCC Group, earlier in his speech, said that aside from Lagos where they had done remarkable work, the company considered Abia for the investment having seen the dynamism and innovation that Governor Otti has brought into the state.
He said that they were willing for the partnership which would ensure internet connectivity across the state and generate over 1,000 direct jobs with a potential for thousands of indirect jobs.
The WIOCC Group was led to the governor by Chibuzo Gift Chinyere, general overseer of Omega Ministries,
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