PHCCIMA Seeks Partnership With Firm On MSMEs

The President of Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (PHCCIMA), Eze Mike Elechi,  has solicited for partnership with TotalEnergies on the development of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in the region.
Sir Elechi made this known when he led the Executive members of the Chamber on a courtesy visit to Total Energies in Port Harcourt, recently.
He explained that the objective of the Chamber was to promote growth and development of business activities in a conducive environment in the state and Niger Delta region.
To achieve this objective, Elechi said, there’s the need to partner with Corporate International and national private sector organizations.
The PHCCIMA Boss stated that their Chamber consists of mainly MSMEs and SMEs members representing all sectors of the national and state economy.
According to him,  the partnership with TotalEnergies on strategic MSMEs development programmes will be the needed catalyst in developing viable business ventures across all sectors within the area under their coverage.
Other areas of interest  he mentioned  included entrepreneurship and human capacity development programmes, covering such areas as Agriculture, and ICT.
Responding on behalf of the Company, the Executive Director, TotalEnergies, Obi Imemba, described the visit as a welcome development and expressed their enthusiasm in partnering with the Chamber.
Imemba explained that in keeping with the company’s corporate social responsibilities with their host Communities, TotalEnergies has built plastic recycling plant at Elelenwo Community.
This, he explained,  was part of the strategies of empowering and encouraging local talents and job creation among the youths.
He continued that the Company also sponsors skills aquisition programmes, adding  that partnering with PHCCIMA will boost the success of their programmes.
Highlights of the visit included presentation of souvenirs by both Leaders of the Organisations.

By: King Onunwor