Enugu was a strategic city in the post-colonial economy of Nigeria. But with the deprivation of the last few decades, the city lost its vigour. With the Enugu State Investment Roundtable held at the weekend, efforts to reinvent the economy of the famous coal city have started in earnest. GEOFF IYATSE writes that the state government needs more than determination to get the plan to speed.
Last week, the Enugu Investment Roundtable was held in fulfillment of Gov. Peter Mbah’s electioneering promise to convey the event within his first 100 days in office. But the summit, in terms of organisation, agenda and participation, was miles ahead of the symbolism of fulfilling a campaign promise.
Of course, it provided an opportunity for the governor and his team to reel their ambitious economic blueprint, which Mbah said would disrupt the existing economy and mark the beginning of a new phase. But more importantly, it…
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