The President of Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (PHACCIMA), Chief Nabil Saleh, has reiterated the chamber’s preparedness to support any company that wants to do business in Rivers State.
PHACCIMA President made this known during the launching and unveiling of the Konica Minolta i-series printer of SkySat technogies in Port Harcourt, yesterday
Chief Saleh, who was the guest at the programme commended the company for its strides in the printing industry and the choice of Port Harcourt, for the event, saying Rivers State is a safe haven for investment.
“I assure the world that the state is safe for investors to come and do business and PHACCIMA is ready to support every company that wants to do business in Rivers State’’, Saleh said.
Also speaking, former commissioner for Employment Generation and Empowerment, in Rivers State Dr. Leloomu Nwibuebasa, said the introduction of high technology printer would create jobs and also empower people in the state.
He called on the local government chairmen to create a centre where youths can be trained with SkySat technology products, stating that “as a preacher of Rivers State local enterprise development, if the youths are trained in the use of the digital printing machine, it would go a long way in solving employment problems.’’
Launching the Konica Minolta Bizhub i-Series Printer, the Managing Director of SkySat Technologies Limited, Mr Izzat Debs, said that the company had played a vital role in the print sector, from installing and servicing multifunctional printers to large digital press for the commercial print market.
Debs said the product had raised the bar in office documentation and digital printing space in Nigeria, adding that i-series has the features that would allow people complete their task efficiently and effectively, as the client can print from anywhere in or outside the environment of the machine.
He said the company has enjoyed peace in the state and was ready to partner with any corporate body or community that wants to train her youths in the use of the equipment.
In his address, the representative of the state Director of the Rivers State Cooperatives, in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Mr Peterside David Mark, said the ministry was delighted to partner with the company for the achievement in the printing industry.
He called on the Rivers people to form co-operative societies saying that, “this is the shortest way of becoming an entrepreneur to start a business”.
A businessman who attended the launching, Mr. Mark Johnson, said that the product would help him achieve more in his business within a short time.

Lilian Peters