Okonjo Iweala: Delta can rival Lagos as Nigeria’s growth engine

.. .Backs Delta’s $100m investment fund
…Advocates Special Economic Zones, blue economy, value addition
By Babajide Komolafe, Economy Editor & Egufe Yafugborhi, Ochuko Akuopha
ASABA—Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday said Delta State has the capacity to emerge as Nigeria’s next major industrial hub alongside Lagos, while endorsing the state’s over $100 million investment fund as a bold step towards attracting investors.
Speaking at the Delta State Economic and Investment Summit, Okonjo-Iweala said: “I am convinced that Delta possesses the ingredients to become Nigeria’s next great industrial hub, standing alongside Lagos as an...