PHCCIMA President Advocates Business Growth In Rivers 

The President of Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (PHCCIMA) Eze , Mike Elechi,  has stated the need for business growth in the State in order to make it an investors’ web.
Elechi, who stated this recently at a forum with the publisher and management team  of a local tabloid in Port Harcourt, said part of his prayers  was  to see the Trans-Amadi Industrial Layout resume  business, adding that his joy would be to witness  traffic resulting from heavy business activities.
The 62nd PHCCIMA President and a former Permanent Secretary in the State, also   called  for the construction of a Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Incubation center in the State.
According to him,  such industry will engage millions of young Rivers people  and enable them to learn and establish trades of their own choices.
He said it would also help in addressing the high rate of unemployment and reduce  restivenes among youths  in the State.
Elechi, a Knight of the Anglican Order, stated that the Chamber was a Non Governmental Organization, stressing that the operators are business owners, captains of Industries with the view of coming together to promote members’ businesses where necessary.
He  added that the window of registration are open to corporate Media organizations like the National Network Newspaper, saying that the benefits of joining are  overwhelming.
The President, who won the National Productivity Order of Merit award,  congratulated the management and staff  of National Network Newspaper  and described the journey of 18 years as a huge success.
He recalled how he was instrumental to the formation of the Rivers State Independent Newspaper Publishers Association (RIVPA) while on active service as the Permanent Secretary in the Rivers State Ministry of Information and Communications.
The Chambers’ President, who is also the Managing Director of Vintage Farm and Products, Elele, said he was not surprised on his nomination for the National Network Newspaper award following his enormous wealth of experience in both public service and private sector engagements.
Earlier, the Managing  Director of National Network Newspaper, Pastor Jerry Needam, noted that the team was at the  Chambers office to congratulate  Elechi  on his inauguration as  the 62nd President of PHCCIMA, and to seek partnership for a good working relationship.
Needam, who also presented a letter of nomination for an award of honour to the Chambers President, said his choice for the award was based on the testimonies received from the questionnaires and opinion polls during  the selection process.
In his vote of thanks, the Director General of PHCCIMA, Mr. Erasmus Chukunda, thanked the Media Organisation  for finding his boss worthy of  the award and urged the staff to remain focused and committed in their reportage.

By: King Onunwor