Otti Inaugurates Steering Committee for Turkey-Abia Investment Summit

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has inaugurated a Steering Committee for Turkey-Abia (TURAB) Investment Summit/Exhibition, 2025, charging members to fashion the ways and means of delivering a successful summit and exhibition.

The Turkey-Abia (TURAB) Investment Summit/Exhibition, 2025 aims to explore Abia’s vast investment potential and its advantages as a strategic hub for commerce within and beyond Nigeria.

Inaugurating the Committee at Government, Umuahia, Otti challenged them to identify areas of cooperation, foster partnerships and joint venture projects between Abia State, other Nigerian states, and the Turkish investment community.

The Governor, represented by his Chief of Staff, Pastor Caleb Ajagba, urged the committee to leverage the strong diplomatic ties and positive public perception of Turkish businesses and products among Nigerians to facilitate targeted business exchanges between Abia and Turkey.

He emphasized the importance of reinforcing national trust in positioning Abia as a preferred destination for foreign direct investment, industrialization, and commercial activities.

According to the Governor, the ongoing transformation across all sectors of the state’s economy reflects his administration’s visionary leadership.

The state chief executive further affirmed that his administration has taken bold steps to create an enabling environment for investment and assured the committee of the government’s full support.

Responding, the Chairman and Special Adviser to Abia State Governor on Investment Promotions and Public Private Partnership, High Chief Green Amakwe, expressed gratitude to Governor Alex Otti for the opportunity to serve and pledged the committee’s commitment to delivering on its mandate.

He said the three-day Investment Summit and Exhibition, organized in partnership with Vega Growing Global Enterprises, will hold in Umuahia in November this year.

The 11-member committee has, High Chief Green Amakwe as Chairman, with the Commissioner for Trade and Commerce, Mr. Kingsley Chibueze Nwokocha, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Commerce, Mrs. Jane Igwe, Special Assistant to the Governor on Ease of Doing Business, Agbonma Uka-Obasi, as members.

Other members are: Uzoma Madukairo, Chinedu Chijioke, Pastor John Onyemachi, Prince Eniola Ojajuni, Mr. Cletus Ogbonna, Akpan Udoh, and Mrs. Kelechi Abalogu, who will serve as the committee secretary.