The President of Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce Industry, Mines and Agriculture (PHCCIMA) Eze, Sir Mike Elechi, NPOM, DSSRS, FNIM, JP. has solicited for partnership with TotalEnergies on the development of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in the region.
Sir Elechi made this known when he led the Executive members of the Chamber on a courtesy visit to TotalEnergies in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
He explained that the objective of the Chamber is to promote growth and development of business activities in a conducive environment in the state and Niger Delta region and in achieving this objective, Elechi said, is by partnering with Corporate International and national private sector organizations.
The PHCCIMA Boss maintained that their Chamber consists of mainly MSMEs and SMEs members representing all sectors of the national economy, saying that partnering with TotalEnergies on strategic MSMEs development programmes will be the needed catalyst in developing viable business ventures across all sectors within the area under their coverage.
Other areas of interest mentioned by the president included entrepreneurship and human capacity development programmes covering Agriculture, ICT, Industry, among other sectors.
Responding on behalf of the Company, the Executive Director, TotalEnergies, Obi Imemba described the visit as a welcome development and expressed the enthusiasm in partnering with the Chamber.
He explained that in keeping with the company’s corporate social responsibilities with their host Communities, TotalEnergies have built plastic recycling plant at Elelenwo Community which according to him is part of strategies of empowering and encouraging local talents and job creation among the youths, just as he mentioned that the Company also sponsors skills aquisition programmes, adding that partnering with PHCCIMA will boost the success of their programmes. Key highlights of the visit included presentation of souvenirs by both Leaders of the Organisations. On the Chamber President’s entourage were, the 2nd Deputy President, Hon. Prince Charles Beke, Publicity Secretary, Pastor Uche Onochie, Welfare Secretary, Chief, Engr. Godwin Etim, Elected Council members, Chief Emeka Ezekwe and Amb. Mrs. Florence Nwosibe who also is the Chairman of the Chamber Foreign Missions Desk, Chairman Oil & Gas Trade Group, Mr. Ugochukwu Orikoha, Vice Chairman, Oil & Gas Trade Group, Dr. Israel Lebura Mgbuelo, Director General, Mr. Erasmus Chukunda and the Press Secretary, Mr. Joseph Asomeji
