*Governor Otti Inaugurates Council on Ease of Doing Business in Abia State*

 *Governor Otti Inaugurates Council on Ease of Doing Business in Abia State*

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has inaugurated the Abia State Council on the Ease of Doing Business, with the Deputy Governor, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu, as Chairman .

The council aims to:

- *Sustain gains*: Sustain the gains recorded on the ease of doing business in the state

- *Seamless business*: Make business seamless in the state

- *Accelerate economic development*: Accelerate the economic development of the state

*Council Members*

The council members include:

- *Hon. Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice*: Bar. Ikechukwu Uwana

- *Hon. Commissioner for Digital Economy*: Dr. Max Ekwuruibe

- *Hon. Commissioner for Power and Utility*: Engr. Ikechukwu Monday

- *Hon. Commissioner for Trade, Commerce and Industry*: Dr. Chimezie Isaac Ukaegbu

- *Hon. Commissioner for Budget and Planning*: Mr. Kingsley Anosike

- *Hon. Commissioner for Land and Housing*: Mr. Chaka Chukwumerije

- *Hon. Commissioner for Information*: Prince Okey Kanu

- *Special Adviser on Security*: Cmdr. Macdonald Ubah (Rtd)

- *Principal Secretary to the Governor and Chief Strategy Officer*: Mr. Chinenye Mba Uzoukwu

- *Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Ease of Doing Business*: Mrs. Agbonma J. Ukaobasi Esq. (Secretary of the Council)

*Goals and Objectives*

The council aims to make Abia State a business-friendly environment, as 80% of Abians are involved in one business or the other ¹. The primary target is to make business seamless in the state, and the council hopes to achieve a quantum leap in the state's ranking on the ease of doing business within the next year.