The Governor of Abia State Dr. Alex Otti says his administration is committed to partnering with serious-minded companies towards achieving a digital and technology-driven economy for the State.
Otti stated this while addressing a delegation of investors from the West India Asian Cable Company (WIACC), a broadband company led and introduced to the state by the General Overseer of Omega Ministries, HRM Apostle Chibuzo Gift Chinyere.
The governor while describing broadband technology as key to the economic prosperity of the state, said that his administration already had a robust plan for the infrastructure in the state, adding that apart from the commissioning of the Geometric Power Plant, he is gradually addressing some of the infrastructural issues that were hitherto discouraging investors from coming into the State.
He noted that the Geometric Power facility with 188 megawatts capacity was expandable as his discussions with the CEO of the company a few weeks ago centered on the need for the company to expand power across and beyond the State.
“In terms of infrastructure, I think we have a robust plan infrastructure-wise. We may have had our issues in the past and in Aba alone, the Geometric facility has the capacity of 188 megawatts and it’s expandable, and the discussion we had last week with the CEO of Geometric Power is to the fact that we need to start doing something to expand the capacity from Osisioma into everywhere in the State and beyond.
“So, reaching Owaza will be a piece of cake and Ukwa West where the Industrial park is located is part of the jurisdiction of Geometric Power. So, I am encouraging The Power Company to increase their generation beyond the present LGAS.”
Otti said that he was working towards achieving an Abia where people will sit in the comfort of their homes and earn a living, leveraging on the opportunities offered by Google, Amazon, and their likes.
