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From Jude Chinedu, Enugu
The Chief Executive Officer of Okamkpa Oil and Gas Limited, Francis Aja Chukwu, has commended the Ebonyi State Government under Governor Francis Nwifuru and the immediate past governor,, Senator David Umahi, the Minister of Works, for creating a business-friendly environment that is attracting private investments into the state.
Chukwu said the supportive policies and infrastructural groundwork laid by Umahi, and being sustained by Nwifuru, had given investors the confidence to establish enterprises capable of transforming local communities.
In a statement on Friday, he revealed that his firm, Okamkpa Oil and Gas Ltd, located in Owutu Edda, Edda Local Government Area, was being positioned to generate over 1,000 jobs for youths of the Edda clan within the next seven years.
According to Chukwu, the motivation behind establishing the energy firm in Edda was to bring petroleum products closer to the people and ease the hardship residents face when travelling to neighbouring towns in search of fuel, kerosene and gas, especially during festive periods.
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He explained that the name “Okamkpa” was drawn from the Edda dialect and symbolises resilience in the face of challenges.
“My intention was to provide jobs for our people and to reduce the suffering and stress they go through to get petroleum products. Anybody who goes out to work every day will surely come back home to provide food for his family. Our target is to employ more than 1,000 people from Edda in the next seven years,” he said.
On security, he dismissed concerns, noting that the community had embraced the project. “There are no security challenges here. The people own the business and they won’t allow anything to happen to their business.”
He also praised the Chairman of Edda Local Government Area, Prince Chima Ekumankama, for his support at the early stages of the project
