Hon. Commissioner For Trade and Investment, Delta State, Hon Samuel Oligida has said that one cannot develop a State Without Connecting with the Grassroots, stressing that it is the only way to showcase the achievements of the administration of His Excellency, Rt(Hon) Sheriff Oborevwori, Governor of Delta State.
Oligida disclosed this when he played host to members of Association of Community Newspaper Publishers of Nigeria (ACNPN), Delta State Council led by Its Chairman, Comrade Jude Obiemenyego in his office, Asaba.
According to the Commissioner, Delta State Government has given the assurance that it is ready and committed to genuine investors and cooperative societies with clear vision to promote Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in the state.
Samuel Oligida further maintained that he was committed in serving all Deltans, pointing that Trade and Investment ministry is the gate way to genuine investors in the state.
He said “it is my pleasure to welcome your decision to collaborate with my office because you cannot develop a state without connecting with the grassroots. That is the only way to showcase the achievements, policies and programmes of this administration”.
“I am willing to render any assistance to your Association regarding how you can strengthen your cooperative society because that is the only way to enhance your human capital development. One thing is to get cooperative societies another thing is to strengthen it. Some people think getting cooperative society is the only way they can get their ‘national cake’ from the government”.
The Commissioner For Trade and Investment revealed that Governor Oborevwore’s administration is committed to genuine investors and cooperative societies with the right vision in promoting SMEs.
Also the Commissioner stressed that the Oborevwore’s administration has implemented every aspects of the MORE agenda since assumption of office even as he appealed to Journalists and Publishers of Community Newspapers in the state to always engage the state government in a constructive ways.
On the part of the Chairman, ACNPN, Comrade Jude Obiemenyego in his address said that the association’s core mandate is to promote and coordinate the activities of its members in the interest of creating enabling environment, inform, educate and advocates for good governance at the grassroots level.
Obiemenyego appreciated the Commissioner for operating an open door policies assuring that the ACNPN will continue to partners with the ministry in publicising policies that will attract investors to the state.
