Delta Govt pledges sustained commitment to growth of commerce
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has said that his administration would sustain its commitment to providing needed environment that would stimulate the growth of commercial activities in the state.
Okowa, who disclosed this while inaugurating the regional branch of Providus Bank on Thursday in Asaba, said the state government would continue to work hard to ensure that there was peace and security in Asaba and other parts of the state.
He said that the influx of commercial banks in the state was a healthy development, and reiterated that his administration would continue to do the needful to ensure that businesses thrived in the state.
According to him, the growth in the number of commercial banks in the state capital was a sign that the economy of the state was booming and needed to be tapped into by investors.
While expressing delight over the establishment of Providus Bank in the state, the governor lauded management of the bank for all its previous interventions in schools and at the General Hospital in Ibusa, and expressed hope that more interventions would be made with the establishment of the bank in Asaba.
“We have continued to hear about Providus Bank but today, we have you sited here in Asaba. And, it is not just a branch as you have already told us that it is a regional branch that would cover this whole catchment area.
“Not too long ago, we had the Premium Trust Bank sited here in Asaba inaugurated and today we have the Providus Bank.
“We are happy as a state because, the more banks you have, the more banking and support services you have both as a business community and also for the government of a state.
