The Enugu State Executive Council has approved the construction of a 380-room five-star hotel at the International Conference Centre, Enugu.
The contract was awarded to the China Communication and Construction Company.
The council also ratified the N100 billion deal with Pragmatic Palms Limited for the revitalisation of the moribund Enugu State United Palm Products Limited.
Briefing Government House correspondents at the end of the meeting, Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Gerald Otiji; Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Obi Ozor; Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dame Ugochi Madueke, and the Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro-Industrialisation, Patrick Ubru, said that these were in furtherance of the administration’s focus on making Enugu State the premier destination for investment, business, tourism, and living.
They said: “The Council, today, approved the construction of a five-star hotel at the International Conference Center premises. It is a 380-room hotel with other world-class amenities where the best brands will be competing to be partners in this project.
“We also approved the N100 billion deal to revitalise Enugu State United Palm Products Limited (UPPL), which is a state asset located at Ugwuoba, in Oji River Local Council, Umulokpa, in Uzo-Uwani Local Council, and Ibite-Olo, in Eziagu Local Council. We are talking about a total of 6,700 hectares, although it is not 100 per cent covered by palms, because only 2,000 hectares have been planted.
