By Chiamaka Edokwe
Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Value Reformation, Dr Law Mefor, says Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s recent engagements in Canada and the United States are strategic moves to attract global investments, expertise and partnerships in technology and innovation.
Dr Mefor stated this on August 17, during an interview with journalists at his office in the Jerome Udorji Secretariat Complex, Awka, while explaining the purpose and expected benefits of the Governor’s trip.
He explained that Governor Soludo’s participation in the Economic and Development Summit in Canada was part of a Federal Government-sponsored engagement, which also created an opportunity to promote Anambra’s interests before investors and technology-driven organisations.
According to him, the Governor’s focus was to build strategic partnerships that would support his administration’s vision of positioning Anambra State as a major technology and innovation hub.
Dr Mefor noted that Governor Soludo proceeded from Canada to Silicon Valley in the United States, where he sought first-hand exposure to leading technology companies and explored opportunities for collaboration and knowledge exchange.
He said the Governor was accompanied by the Managing Director of the Solution Innovation District, SID, Ms Chinwe Okoli, whose participation would help sustain the engagements and strengthen connections between Anambra’s emerging innovation ecosystem and global technology players.
The Commissioner stressed that the engagements complement the infrastructure and institutional framework already being developed in Anambra, including the transformation of the old Government House into a technology and innovation hub, now housing the Solution Innovation District.
He observed that Anambra’s traditional strength in trade and commerce must increasingly be driven by technology and innovation to remain competitive in the modern economy, stressing that global partnerships would help accelerate the state’s digital transformation.
Dr Mefor maintained that the Governor’s Canada and United States engagements were not tourism but a deliberate investment and development drive aimed at securing expertise, partnerships and resources for Anambra’s technology agenda.
He expressed optimism that the relationships initiated during the trip would create further opportunities and strengthen Governor Soludo’s vision of building a globally competitive, innovation-driven economy in Anambra State.
Chiamaka is of the Ministry of Information and Value Reformation, Anambra State.
