PHCCIMA unveils 16th Port-Harcourt Int’l Trade Fair
…Says it will showcase Rivers investment potentials
Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt
The Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mine and Agriculture (PHCCIMA) has unveiled its 16th Port Harcourt International Trade and exhibitions.
Speaking at the unveiling ceremony, the President of Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mine and Agriculture (PHCCIMA), Eze (Sir) Mike Elechi called on media practitioners to use the event of the International Trade Fair to showcase to the outside world the investment opportunities in Rivers State and stressed the need for collaboration of the media for effective and efficient dissemination of information ahead of the slated date of the trade fair.
While thanking the media for their support to the Chamber, he also enjoined them to portray the peaceful nature of the state to the world for business to strive.
“The 16th PortHarcourt International Trade Fair and Exhibitions will hold at Yakubu Gowon, (Elekahia) Stadium, Port Harcourt between 6th to 20th December, 2022, the theme of this year’s trade Fair is ‘Preparing SMEs to Maximize Trade Opportunities in AFCFTA Within the South South Region’.
“This year’s Trade Fair is not all about Chamber of Commerce, it is about Rivers State, we have invited you here to tell the good story about what the Gov. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike led Administration has put on ground, you can see the flyovers, good road network to ease traffic in the state capital, as a chamber, we are trying to bring economic investors to do business in the State, hence the need for the press to assist in marketing the state.
“There are tremendous improvement in the fight against crime and criminalities in Rivers State, this is because people are beginning to tap from available opportunities created and the good thing about this year’s event is that we have good venue that can be located as ease, for those coming into the State for the first time they can Google through the google map,” he said.
In his presentation, the Chairman Economic and Commercial Trade Group, Dr. Uche Maraizu explained that the Trade Fair is an annual event where different groups, organisations and countries converge to exhibit their products and services, adding that this year will be more elaborate as compared to previous years.
He said the essence of the press briefing is to inform the general public of the Chambers’ plans to hold its 2022 International Trade Fair through information dissemination adding that the 2022 Port Harcourt International Trade Fair will attract people from all walks of life to brainstorm on business ideas. He hinted that the 2022 Trade Fair will also showcase to the world what is happening in Port Harcourt and its environs, hence the call for a collective responsibility from all key players in the business industry to make it a huge success. He noted that PHCCIMA will soon start intensive publicity on the scheduled of the activities and programmes of the trade fair, ahead of the slated date for the commencement to the general public.
Dr. Maraizu further called on prospective participants to contact the organisers through their various media platforms, saying that different categories of spaces will depend on individual size of businesses and services.
