Mbah performs groundbreaking ceremony for int’l conference centre, hotel

Chief of Staff to the Governor of Enugu State, Victor Udeh (left); Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah; Special Adviser to the Governor on Project Development and Implementation, Uche Nwatu; Speaker, Enugu State House of Assembly, Uchenna Ugwu, and Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Gerald Otiji, during the foundation block laying ceremony for the five-star Enugu International Conference Centre Hotel by the governor at the weekend.

Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, at the weekend, performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the five-star International Conference Centre Hotel in Enugu.

This was even as he embarked on an inspection tour of the long-abandoned 5,000-capacity Enugu International Conference Centre, which his administration is currently completing and upgrading.

Mbah said that the facility, which he described as an investment enabler, was in line with his administration’s vision to make Enugu the preferred destination for investment, business, investment, tourism and leisure, and to grow the state’s economy from $4.4 billion to $30 billion in four to eight years.

He said that his dream was to make Enugu the conferencing headquarters of Africa.

The governor said: “Recall that we said to Ndi Enugu that our mission is to make Enugu State the premier destination for business, investment, tourism, living and leisure.”

We know that there are key enablers if you truly want to make your state the number one destination for tourism.”

We also know that for the International Conference Centre to be attractive, there are key enablers.

“You cannot be talking about using your 5,000-capacity conference centre optimally without having enough keys. For anybody coming to host a conference of 5,000 participants, the first question is where the keys are. At least, they would like to see a minimum of 10,000 keys, because as they are coming, they are probably coming with their families, friends and all that.”