Obot Akara Economic Summit to awaken entrepreneurship culture – Amama

By Olawale Gabriel
Convener of the first Obot Akara Economic Summit 2017 with the Theme: “Showcasing the Potentials of an Emerging Commercial Nerve Centre in Akwa Ibom State,” has said that the event is to awaken “entrepreneurship culture” among Obot Akara people.

Mr Emmanuel Amama, Chairman, Transition Committee, Obot Akara LGA, Akwa Ibom State, who stated this weekend, noted that there are some natural endowments in the council which, if well harnessed and the people enlightened, will boost development of the area and reduce poverty.

“These endowments and the need to expose them to the outside world necessitated the summit,” he said.

According to him, the summit billed for June 30 and July 1, 2017 will feature exhibitions of made-in-Obot Akara products/services and business sessions.

Amama said that the summit is packaged to, among other things, awaken “entrepreneurship culture” among Obot Akara people,  expose investors to available solid minerals, natural endowments and other business opportunities in Obot Akara and educate the people on the benefits and economic potentials of the recently commissioned Nto Edino-Ekwarazu Road by the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel.

“Possibilities accruable to the Local Government in view of the strategic road network traversing the Local Government Area to commercial towns in the South/Eastern part of the Country like Aba, Umuahia, Onitsha,” Amama said.

Amama said that the summit is conceived to  align with the UNDP Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, especially in the areas of No poverty, Zero Hunger, Decent Work and Economic growth, Industry, innovation and infrastructure, reduce inequalities, Gender Equality and Partnerships for goals amongst other goals.

 

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