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The Rivers State commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Hon. Mrs Nancy Nwankwo has commended the president of Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Chief Nabil Saleh and his team for their efforts at taking PHCCIMA to new heights.
The commissioner made the commendation during a visit to the chamber’s secretariat in Port Harcourt.
She expressed satisfaction with the innovations put in place by the new administration, and restated her ministry determination to continue to work closely with PHCCIMA to achieve the cause of businesses in the state.
Earlier, while taking the commissioner on a tour of the secretariat, the PHCCIMA President called for greater collaboration between the chamber and the ministry with a view to positively market the state to investors.
According to him, the new PHCCIMA administration is entrenching a new dynamism that will create value for members and by extension the business community in the state.
Chief Saleh said PHCCIMA had put in place a One-Stop-Shop with the objective of facilitating administrative procedures and enhancing the ability of members to get everything they need for business in a single location, and to also improve coordination between member-business and the various different business support entities in the country.
“We have opened channels of association with various embassies, including the US, French, Turkey, Syria, China, Dubai, Brazil among others to facilitate business linkages, build partnerships and open frontiers for trade missions for our members.
“We are presently the first e-chamber of commerce in the country, going digital with electronic membership ID Card, 80% paperless activities and a membership portal, Furthermore, we are presently building an e-payment system, even as we have a smart workspace, an electronic staff attendance system, an e membership directory among others.
“In less than a week, we will be launching the PHCCIMA App and this will help in no small measure to project the activities of the chamber,” he said.
The PHCCIMA boss emphasized the need to bridge the gap between the public and organized private sector so as to make business seamless for the business community. According to Chief Saleh, “there is a need to complement each other to move the state forward, especially in the area of positively marketing the state to investors. Together we need to preach the gospel and dwell on the positive potentials of the state to give investors’ confidence and make them understand that Rivers State is safe for business.”
