Why I Am Building A Multi-Million Naira Rice Processing Plant In My Hometown, Nnobi, Anambra State…High Chief Emeka Agbanari, MFR (Ike Idemili), Chairman, Seaman Group
By Uche Nworah, Ph.D
“It has always been my passion and desire to see our local communities thrive. I am an apostle of rural development. Our experience in Africa, in Nigeria in particular shows that the rural folks are usually not well taken care of. Most of the developmental efforts from governments and development partners focus more on the urban cities.
“As business leaders and wealth creators, we can intervene in certain strategic ways. Yes, many of us build big mansions in our villages, build rural roads and contribute to community development projects in our respective communities, but sometimes some of these projects do not solve the immediate economic needs of the rural populace whose major challenges our research showed are mainly jobs, and economic opportunities”.
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