By Daniel Tyokua
The Chairman Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Hon. Christopher Maikalangu has said more opportunities are underway to better lives of the residents.
He disclosed that his administration was having discussions with foreign investors and other strategic partners on the need to provide the enabling environment for the residents to excel in agriculture and other ventures.
Maikakalangu stated this when he returned to Abuja after a one-week economic and diplomatic trip to Germany.
In a statement issued Thursday, by Senior Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs to AMAC chairman, Kingsley Madaki, said that during the trip, there were useful deliberations and interface with big wigs of international business investors for International Development, and projection of AMAC as a potential business hub for both local and international investors to harness especially in area of Agriculture.
“My discussions with the international investors would yield desired results for the Council, in line with our campaign promises to look beyond the shores of the communities of the 12 wards of AMAC in the task of rebuilding the the Council”.
He said that the need to tackle the enormous challenges confronting the council made it necessary and imperative to seek collaboration with partners to support the efforts of his administration to rebuild a new AMAC Agenda.
“It was an economic and diplomatic visit to Germany, where we had cause to interface with the international business moguls and it was in order. we also visited so many investors and investment opportunities and we had useful deliberations.”
He said that the Council was in need of resources and collaboration to enable his administration create jobs, developed the communities and wealth for its teeming youths and for the citizens.
Maikalangu also assured that there was hope for the council because the renewed faith and confidence in his administration by the international community who is happy with the progress made so far by his administration.
“We are making progress. We’ve made useful contacts and engaged in deliberations we believe will yield positive results in the shortest possible time.
“The good news is that they are confident and they are happy with our progress thus far. There is faith and confidence in the government of our councils today,” he said.