By Dada Ahmed
Anambra state, located in South East flank of Nigeria, has the potential of being the commercial hub of the nation, analysts say all the state needs is committed individuals, especially the citizens in galvanizing resources to ensure the reality of such a dire need to lift its present social, economic and political pedestal to enviable heights in the comity of advance economies in the world.
With many citizens of the stateblazing trail in business and commercial and meaningful ventures, in and outside the shores of Nigeria,it is gratifying to note that there are some indigenes of Anambra state who have taken the cross of making positive impact to turn the economic fortune of the state for the better.
As an international business man and a patrotic citizen of the state, Mr Godwin Ezeemo,who has traveled far and wide and been to many advanced nations of the world, exploring various business opportunities is one of such worthy citizens of the state.
He says it is time to give back to his state through the establishment of industries to boost the economy of Anambra and the country at large rather than investment his redouy in foreign countries.
With the establishment of various industries to his credit, Ezeemo, who is also politically incline, said his aim of ploughing back his resources for the benefit of his state is to put smile on many faces, particularly the unemployed youths by engaging youths roaming the streets in search of elusive White-collar job without success.
He says his dream is curb crime and bring, reduce crime and ensure quality life for the people, an arduous task he hopes can be accomplished through job creation.
“The youth must be engaged properly. An idle mind remains a devil’s workshop as well as threat to the security,” he says.
According to the business mogul, the sad and continuous increase in the population of young and vibrant men and women, graduates and skilled youths roaming the streets, all in attempt to survive, is a critical development calling for urgent and lasting solution, as he opines in Twitter recently.
Mr Godwin Ezeemo also expressed optimism that Job creation would provide the long lasting and anticipated solution to security in the state and the society in general.
Mr Ezeemo said in realising his zeal and avowed determination to curb unemployment and its attendant crime and criminality challenges confronting the state, has been championing the move toward in dustrializatio of Anambra State, an effort he noted has bore fruits in form of the establishment of his industries with the attendant massive jobs for the people.
Keen watchers of the patrotic efforts of this Anambra born business mogul attest to the fact that, there are pieces of evidence to show that the industries set up by this prominent son of Anambra state has provided job for over 20,000 individuals, direct and indirect in the state.
This is important as it has to a large extent provided a source of living to the workers and helped to keep so many youths off the streets.
Importantly, Mr Ezeemo’s Orient Farms located in Aguata, boost one of the biggest Agricultural farms in with East, his fresh life water equally is another massive employment channel, Orient Newspaper and Orient printing press both in Awka the capital city of Anambra has immensely provided huge employment across fields of discipline.
One thing is unique and it is the fact that the target is to reduce crime to the bearest minimum in the state and to achieve this, Mr Godwin Ezeemo is concerned with the idea of engaging the people with valuable jobs whiy will inturn reduce the number of idle youths in our society.
Economic analysts believe that the presence of the various industries in Anambra by this great man, described as a fore runner in indigenous business enterprises in the state will invariably reduce hungry individuals.
When a society has more of people engaged in productive economic and commercial activities, there will be less of angry individuals and the crime will surely reduce to the nearest minimum, thereby bringing about a society where peace, tranquility and the general of the people will occupy a pride of place.
Ezeemo says this truism remains cardinal to the essence for his unrelenting push to make Anambra the industrial hub of Nigeria and Africa, a journey he started over the years and will continue to keep the momentum till he can confidently say Anambra can boost of reduced unemployment rate to the bearest minimum.”
Ezeemo, who is also interested in the politics of the state noted with delight that his contribution to the social and economic development of his state, through his capacity and technical know-how, has translated intoto massive employment of people..
He promised the people that, if given the mandate to be the governor of State in the next political dispensation, he would surpass his present effort.
“Achieving this will make tremendous effect in every other sector of the economy in the state- reductiob in security challenges.
He also assured the people that he would use his national and international connection to attract hundreds of local and international investors to harness abondant human and natural resources of the state to boost its economy and enhance the peoples livelihood
Above all, he said, he being at the hemp of the state will ensure massive entrepreneurial activities to the delight of the majority of Anambrans.
Ahmed is a blogger and media consultant.
ahmeddada008@gmail.com.