In a historic step towards charting a new course for development, the people of Nkerefi in Nkanu East Local Council Area of Enugu State have rolled out vast economic opportunities available in their community, assuring investors of high returns on investment while declaring unflinching support for the administration of Governor Peter Mbah. 
 
The declaration was made at the maiden Nkerefi Economic Summit, which brought together thousands of stakeholders, professionals, political leaders and community members in a rare show of unity.
 
Delivering the keynote address titled “Dissecting the Nkerefi of Yesterday, Today and the Future”, Justice Cyprian Ajah of the Enugu State High Court described Nkerefi as a resilient and enterprising people blessed with vast arable lands yet to be fully tapped. 
 
He outlined enormous investment potentials ranging from large-scale rice milling, cassava and palm oil processing, to fish farming, ranching, poultry, snail farming, fruit juice production, and honey processing, among others, which investors could consider.

According to him, Nkerefi’s fertile land and youthful population hold the key to transforming the community into a major agro-industrial hub.  Also speaking, the President-General of Nkerefi Development Union (NDU), Prince Jim Dubem, highlighted the progress his administration had made since 2017 in strengthening local security, attracting government projects, and mobilising organisations and individuals for development. 
 
He stressed that Nkerefi, made up of four large autonomous communities, had grown in political relevance with a sharp rise in voter registration from about 5,000 to a much higher figure, ascribing the progress to the NDU’s grassroots mobilisation.