The Abia State Governor-elect, Dr. Alex Otti, played host on Wednesday to the Managing Director of Julius Berger Nigeria, Dr. Lars Richter.
Richter was at Otti’s country home in Nvosi, Isialangwa South Local Government Area, on a courtesy visit. It was a rare visit by such a high-ranking official of the company, but it was significant to watchers of governance in the State.
Since his declaration as Governor-elect on March 22, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Otti has been meeting with several groups, corporate organisations, and individuals, who come to felicitate him on his victory at the polls, while some others seek opportunities to partner the State in the area of investments and infrastructure development.
One of the earlier callers was Nigeria’s telecom giant MTN, whose team of senior management led by the Chief Enterprise e-Business Officer, Lynda Saint Nwafor said MTN would be looking at collaborating with the incoming government in different sectors, including telecommunications access, empowering the small and medium enterprises (SMEs), education, security, and E-Governance among others.
Otti had, during one of his interactions with the media during the campaigns for the governorship election, declared that the mere fact that he was announced governor-elect would attract many strategic investors and development partners to the State.
The Wednesday meeting with the managing director of Julius Berger, reputed as the foremost engineer and civil works construction company in Nigeria, coupled with the earlier MTN visit, attests to that fact.
– Media Report