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PHCCIMA Weekly e-Newsletter 2nd September, 2022
The Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (PHCCIMA) has again inducted another set of new members into the organization as well as unveiled a compendium of the activities of the Chamber since its incorporation and Rivers State Investor's Guide.
In his speech, the President of Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce Industry, Mines and Agriculture (PHCCIMA) Eze, Sir Mike Elechi (JP) expressed satisfaction that his vision of running an all inclusive administration was yielding positive results, as the monthly general forum of the Chamber has continued to gather momentum, saying that the forum gives members opportunities to interface with one another, exchange business ideas and make new friends while networking.
The Chamber
President who is the Managing Director of Vintage Farms and Product, posited
that August in retrospect was loaded with so many activities including
the well attended 'POWER-TO-POWER' business summit that was held at the Hotel
Presidential in Port Harcourt where major stakeholders and eminent
personalities from all walks of lives participated in the event and used the
medium to commend the Chairman of Power and Energy Trade Group of
the Chamber, Engr. Tony Nwogbo led committee for the success of the
event, adding that within the month under review, the Chamber acquired a new
30kva Gen. Set to power its operations, and also received a high powered
delegation led by the Rwandan High Commissioner to Nigeria, His
Excellency, Amb. Stanislas Kamanzi where robust business ideas were discussed
and the Chamber secured an opportunity to lead a delegation of 50 members on a
trade mission to Rwanda.
The Chamber President, Eze Elechi in his induction speech charged the new
members to see their induction as not only an opportunity to widened the scope
of their businesses but also make contributions by attracting investors for the
even development of Rivers State, adding that the copy of the compendium
which chronicled activities of the Chamber will serve as a guide to anyone
doing business and those wishing to do business in Port Harcourt.
Speaking
on the topic; 'the role of non-oil Export in Economic Development in the South
South region, the Regional Coordinator of Nigerian Export Promotion Council
(NEPC) Mr. Joe Itah called for
diversification into the non-oil Export sector to save the country from
imminent collapse, saying that Nigeria as a country is naturally blessed with
abundant potentials apart from the crude oil and gas, he expressed the hope
that talking with PHCCIMA which is the leader of the organize private sector in
Rivers State remained the best opportunity for the required attention.
He maintained that NEPC is Constitutionally empowered with the responsibilities
of coordinating, regulating and encouraging business owners to register their
businesses and export their products to earn the much needed foreign
exchange.
The NEPC regional coordinator further hinted that their organization has
assisted some small scale business owners that were affected during the
Covid-19 era to return back to business.
Giving hint on the
untapped business opportunities in Rivers State, the Governorship
Candidate of the Social Democratic party(SDP), Senator Magnus Ngei Abe who was
at the Chamber members forum at the instance of his Deputy, Chief Dr. Patricia
Ogbonnaya, said that Rivers State has all it takes to replicate the Arria-Arria
market in Aba, Abia State where millions of Rivers youths could have
opportunities to either learn trade or get themselves gainfully employed.
Abe regretted that the dilapidated state of Onne axis of East West road
has driven out a lot of companies out of Rivers State, hence the opportunity to
rewrite the history of Rivers State by electing credible leaders with the zeal
and good conscience of restoring the lost glory the state come next year
general election.
High point of the Chamber August members monthly general forum held on
Wednesday 31st day of August, 2022 at the Chamber's Secretariat Aba road in
Port Harcourt was the unveiling and lunching of the PHCCIMA's compendium.
Other key members of the Chamber in attendance were the Exco members who
presented membership certificates to the newly inducted members in turns, the
2nd Deputy President, Hon. Prince Charles Osimibeke, Treasurer, Surveyor
Emmanuel Ogbonda, Financial Secretary, Sir Dan Harrison, Members Welfare
Secretary, Chief, Engr. Godwin Etim, Past President, Dr. Engr. Emeka Unachukwu
who performed the swearing in of the new members and presented the
Chamber plaque of recognition to the NEPC Regional Coordinator Mr. Joe Itah,
Director of Commerce and representative of the Permanent Secretary Rivers State
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Emmanuel Nwankwo who also took his turn
to present membership certificate tonew member, Director and representative of
the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Mr. Collins Nathaniel,
State Coordinator of Nigerian Raw Materials Research and Development
Council, Mrs. Oby Agbam, South South Regional Coordinator Nigerian Shippers
Council, Chief Glory Onojedo, Elected Council members, Mr. Okey Odu and Chief
Emeka Ezekwe, various Trade Group Chairmen former Publicity Secretaries of the
Chamber, Pst. Oluwatoyin Alabi and Dr. Mrs. Mercy Abu, distinguished members,
guests, pressmen, the Director General Mr. Erasmus Chukunda and Staff of the
Chamber as shown in the above photo gallery.
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