Anambra State Governor, Chukwukuma Soludo, has unveiled Stonehills signature hotel owned by Chief Aloysius Ikegwuonu, popularly known as ‘Bishop Ozubulu’.
Performing the official opening of the facility, on Wednesday, Governor Soludo said there was a need for investors to catch in on the enabling environment being created by his administration to invest in Anambra State, assuring that the state is safe and secure, and also an investment destination.
The Governor, who spoke through his Chief of Staff, Ernest Ezeajughi,, affirmed that the hotel is properly sited, given its vantage position as a tourist centre close to Nnewi, the industrial hub of the state, which he said will create direct and indirect jobs for youths and contribute to Internally Generated Revenue of the state.
For the Speaker, Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt Honourable Somtochukwu Udeze, Governor Soludo’s administration has made it practically possible for businesses to thrive; as more industries are springing up under his regime, describing the facility as an asset to the state.
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The transition committee Chairman of Ekwusigo Local Government area, Comrade Chimezie Obi, while restating Governor Soludo’s vision in transforming the state into a modern mega city, thanked the management of the company for investing in the state, which he said clearly shows their commitment to partnering the state in building a livable state for both the poor and the rich.
In their contribution, Chief Dr Bernard Okwelugo and Chief Martins Nwosu said the investment is a challenge to the government in terms of security, power supply, access road and tax, and asked the government to live up to its responsibility in order to help investors get benefits for their investments.
Responding, the founder of the Stonehills signature hotel Ozubulu, Chief Ikegwuonu, while praying for peace and unity in the state and beyond, pointed out that the investment is part of his contribution to supporting tourism in order to create both direct and indirect jobs in the state, and asked the political class, university communities, business executives and travellers to enjoy the peace and tranquillity the hotel provides.
Ikegwuonu also used the day to celebrate his birthday, where he equally distributed bags of rice and semovita to the less privileged people in the community
Recall that the name ‘Bishop Ozubulu’ became more popular globally, shortly after he escaped an assassination that claimed the life of his father and 10 other worshippers in a bloody Sunday Church service attack at St. Philiip’s Catholic church Uzubulu on August 16, 2017.
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