Wike Tasks Council On Investment Climate In Rivers

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike has inaugurated the Rivers State Ease of Doing Business Council (EODBC), with a charge to the council to improve the investment environment of the state.
Inaugurating the council at the Government House, Port Harcourt, last Monday, Wike said that the council was critical to the economic development of the state.
He said: “It is important that we have this council to improve the investment climate of the state, and to create the environment for investors to come to the state.
“The council will draw up programmes and policies to create the platform for the ease of doing business in Rivers State.”
Wike said that the membership of the committee was drawn from the public and private sectors, to ensure that all sectors were accommodated in the drive to enhance business opportunities in the state.
He said that the state deputy governor was chairing the council because of the importance his administration attaches to the ease of doing business.
The governor said: “I believe that those appointed will live up to the expectations of Rivers people. That the deputy governor is the chairman of this council shows how important it is to the state government.