Delta Govt to provide enabling environment for investment, says Aniagwu

·       Meets with Community Newspaper Publishers

The Chief Press Secretary (C.P.S) to the Delta State Governor, Mr. Charles Aniagwu has assured that  the state government would provide the needed enabling environment for investment to thrive in the state.

Speaking at a meeting with Community Newspaper Publishers in the state Tuesday (28/3/17) in Asaba, Mr. Charles Aniagwu said government was partnering with private investors and organizations to create more jobs for Deltans.

Aniagwu, in a group photograph with the publishers.

According to him "The business of government is to create enabling environment for private investors to employ more people, that is the way to tackle unemployment because government alone cannot employ all the unemployed in the state, when government empowers you through advertisements in your newspapers it will enable you expand your outfit and employ more hands, with this you have created jobs for the people."   

He noted that the great role played by the community newspapers during the campaign of Senator Okowa  in sensitizing the grassroots would not be forgotten and charged them to continue to inform the people of government achievements within the state

Aniagwu  explained that government was committed to improving the welfare of community newspaper publishers in the state despite the current recession in the country promising more patronage of their outfits by government

"The recession has also affected our ability to address the welfare of journalists in the state effectively through adverts, l hope that the economy will improve, so that we can patronise you more"

He expressed his joy on the peace and harmony existing among the publishers saying " The harmony that now exist among you (publishers) is a welcome development, you can now speak with one voice and work in unity for the progress of this forum."

ln a brief remark, the Executive Assistant to the Governor on Orientation, Barrister Eugene Uzum, charged the publishers not to relent in doing their job as they are the conscience of the grassroots and that the government appreciates the good work they are doing " The synergy we have with you today will go a long way in communicating government’s progranmmes and policies more to the grassroots”

In a welcome address, the Chairman Community Newspaper Publishers, Prince Orhomonokpaye, said their mission was to solicit for patronage from the government through advertisements and improved welfare package " we have always supported this administration, we have projected the policies and programmes of government to the grass roots and need to benefit from government."