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Marvico Group has commissioned a multi-production industrial complex in Obazu-Mbieri, Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, in a move expected to boost indigenous manufacturing, create employment opportunities and strengthen the state’s industrial base.
The facility, which occupies more than 360 plots of land, is designed as an integrated manufacturing and processing hub with operations spanning agriculture, food processing, household products and other industrial ventures.
The commissioning ceremony attracted government officials, traditional rulers, religious leaders, business executives, community representatives and other stakeholders.
Governor Hope Uzodimma, who was the Special Guest of Honour, was represented by the Commissioner for Industries, Jerry Egbemba, while former Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, chaired the occasion.
Speaking at the event, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Marvico Group, Chief Udu Nnamdi Iroegbu, said the industrial complex was the product of a vision to contribute to economic development through indigenous enterprise and manufacturing.
He traced the company’s growth to the COVID-19 lockdown, when Marvico Foods began as a modest, community-oriented initiative established by him and his wife, Lady Chikaodili Iroegbu, Executive Director of the group.
According to him, the small family business has since grown into a diversified enterprise with expanding operations and manufacturing capabilities.
Iroegbu expressed appreciation to the former governor, Ohakim, for his encouragement and counsel, which he said strengthened his determination to establish the industrial facility in his home state.
In his remarks, Ohakim commended the management of Marvico Group for demonstrating confidence in Imo State through the investment, describing the project as an example of how private individuals and businesses could contribute to the economic development of their communities.
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He urged Imo indigenes with the financial capacity to invest in the state rather than concentrate their resources elsewhere.
“I consider this a challenge to all Imo citizens of means, that they must invest in their home,” he said.
The industrial complex is expected to support multiple manufacturing and processing activities while also providing business-to-business (B2B) production and processing services to other companies.
The group has also established Marvico Stores, a dedicated retail outlet designed to showcase and distribute products manufactured under its brand.
Marvico Group is a Nigerian-owned business conglomerate with interests in food and agricultural processing, manufacturing, chemicals and allied products, and retail.
The company operates in Ibafo, Lagos State, and Obazu-Mbieri, Imo State, with a focus on indigenous manufacturing, employment generation, agricultural development and the production of consumer goods.
The royal father of the day was HRH Eze Nze Francis Elendu Agunwah, Ezi-Ihe of Ezinihitte Mbieri and Eze of Obazu-Mbieri Autonomous Community.
The spiritual fathers included the Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Owerri and Bishop of Okigwe South Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. David Onuoha; Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Owerri, Rt. Rev. Chukwuma Oparah; and Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Ohaji/Egbema, Rt. Rev. Chidi Collins Oparaojiaku.
Other dignitaries at the ceremony included the member representing Mbaitoli State Constituency, Hon. Ikpamzie; representatives of the Commissioner for Trade, Commerce and Investment; the Director-General of the Imo State Investment Promotion Agency, Prof. Jude Nzeako; Chief Barr. Rex C. Anunobi; Prof. Chinedu Asinu-Anosike, Administrative Head of the host community; and Chairman of the Commissioning Planning Committee, Engr. Dr. High Chief Ihukwu Azu Azuike.
