PHCCIMA Boss, Others Get IEOM Fellowships

Twelve outstanding personalities including the President of Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Dr Emi Membere-Otaji, 2nd Deputy President, Eze Sir Mike Elechi, Managing Director of GGI Int’l Group, Engr. Dr Innocent Akuvue, former PHCCIMA President and MD/CEO of Multimesh Communication Limited, Sir Godfrey Ohuabunwa and the MD/CEO of Menage, Mrs Floretta Halliday, among others have been inducted as Fellows of the Institute of Export Operations and Management of Nigeria.
The ceremony which took place during the IEOM Export breakfast meeting at Landmark Hotel in Port Harcourt attracted captains of industries high net-worth individuals, corporate bodies and strategic government agencies. Also elevated are Engr. Charles Akhigbe, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong, Engr Anitie Ekpeyong, Mr Solomon Ezinwoke, Dr Mrs Jenny Nyiam Shitta Bey, Chief Daniel Okeke and Prof. Julian Osuji
Making his welcome remarks, the Executive Secretary/CEO of the Institute of Export Operations and Management Nigeria, Mr. Ofon Udofia said he is highly elated being the first time such quality export event is holding in Port Harcourt.
He said the institute was licensed in 2014 and since then, has been involved in trainings and equally participated in trade exhibitions locally and internationally.
“But this time, we feel it is time to look inward and lay a solid but sustainable foundation for non-oil export participation by the people of the South-South region. Our people have been outsiders for too long and we hope to correct this, hence this breakfast meeting to discuss various issues from opportunities to challenges in the export ecosystem with special focus on seafood export.”
Making his keynote presentation at the breakfast meeting with the Themes Non-Oil Export, Opportunities and Challenges (Real Life Experience From the Seafood Sector), the Chairman of the Board of Trustee of IEOM, and Chairman/CEO of Prime Group, Chief Princewill Utchay took the crowd through the rudiments of starting a seafood business, export challenges and opportunities and made eye opening revelations to the delight of the crowd.
There were also presentations by the Regional Coordinator of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC on the rule of NEPC in non-oil export development; and also a speech from the Zonal Coordinator, Nigeria Shippers Council South-South Zone Mr Eke Ekpeyong.
Highlight of the event was the signing of training agreement between the IEOM and AMES Edo Inland Container Dry Port, the first inland dry port facility in South-South by the Managing Director/CEO, Engr Mike Akhigbe and Executive Secretary of IEOM, Mr. Ofon Udofia. There were also agreements between IEOM and Arthur Jarvis University, Cross River State.