Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shetimma has commissioned an electricity metre manufacturing factory at Oraifite, Ekwusigo Local Government Area.
The factory was built by Advanced Energy Management Solution .
Governor Chukwuma Soludo who received the Vice President at the Chinua Achebe International Airport, Umueri earlier in the day, accompanied him to the factory commissioning ceremony.
Commissioning the facility, the Vice President who lauded the development strides of the Soludo-led government in the state, especially in helping to create the enabling environment for businesses to thrive, expressed optimism that the factory will stimulate the economy of not only the state but the entire country.
Governor Soludo in his speech expressed the hope that the Vice President”s visit to the state would further strengthen the synergy between the State and the federal government, for stronger collaborative on issues of mutual interest,including security, environment, education, and healthcare; as well as help Anambra State secure more federal funding for its programmes and initiatives.
During the visit, the Vice President also commissioned Ijele FM radio station and flagged-off the third phase of Sir Emeka Offor Foundation Housing Scheme, as well as witnessed the distribution of palliatives to widows’ cooperative society.
Presentation of house keys donated to some widows by the Foundation also featured during the ceremony attended by Anambra State Deputy Governor, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, Secretary to the State Government, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu, Chief of Staff to Governor Soludo, Mr. Ernest Ezeajughi, members of National and State House of Lords Assemblies.
