22/05/2026
Today I and my colleagues of the Economic and Investment Summit Committee held a meeting with officials from Delta Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry,Mines and Agriculture (DACCIMA),Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) in my office in Asaba.
In our briefing I informed our guests that the summit shall hold between August 3 -5 2026 with a theme“Harnessing Our Strengths and Unlocking Our Potentials for Economic Development,”.
I noted that the Economic and investment Summit would feature globally renowned personalities, including the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as keynote speaker, renowned Pan-African scholar Prof Patrick Lumumba as a special guest, and Dr Austin Avuru as Chairman of the Summit.
The state is ready to showcase its vast economic strength, potentials and investment opportunities to the global business community
while highlighting some of the state's comparative advantages to include four seaports, abundant gas reserves, operational special economic zone, and agro-industrial facilities as key attractions for investors.
The proximity of the economic zone to critical gas infrastructure would enable industries within the area to enjoy a stable and competitively priced energy supply through several energy providers that abound.
I further disclosed that the state’s Agro-Industrial Park had positioned the state as a major hub for agro-processing and manufacturing as the facility is situated on 180 hectares of land and already has a rice mill nearing completion as well as storage infrastructure capable of supporting large-scale production.
The state possesses significant opportunities in aquaculture, oil palm cultivation, rice farming, potato production and fishing, adding that the government was seeking partnership in ceramics and other light industries which had a lot of potentials for investors.