The Enugu state Governor Peter Mbah has awarded the contract for the revamping of Hotel Presidential, a premier hotel in the heart of the state’s capital. According to the governor, this is in line with the present administration’s determination to rehabilitate, refurbish, and commission all dormant state assets. Briefing Government House correspondents after the state executive council meeting held over the weekend, the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Aka Eze Aka, and his counterpart, commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dame Ugochi Madueke, said the move is in line with the governor’s promise to convert all dormant assets in the state to productive assets.
According to Dame Madueke, revamping of the Presidential Hotel would not only put Enugu State in the world map as the premier destination for investment, tourism and hospitality, but would also create jobs for the teeming youths in the state. It will be recalled that Hotel Presidential was built by the administration of the late premier of the defunct Eastern Region, Michael Okpara, and opened in 1963. It ran as a prestigious hotel until it became moribund decades after. Also the state executive council revealed plans by the government to perfect the terms of agreement for the resuscitation of the state-owned Nigergas Company Limited.
The council further asserted that the Niger gas Company, would employ over a thousand workers, when resuscitated and generate revenue for the state.
Chidozie Chima | September 5, 2024
