31/05/2016
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Capital Oil and Gas
Services Limited, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, has unveiled his plan to
put Anambra State on the global map.
In a chat on Monday with journalists in his Umuanuka, Otolo-Nnewi
residence, Ubah said he wants to replicate the Dubai, United Arab
Emirate (UAE) development magic in his home state through massive
investments.
Ubah, who is also the Publisher of The AUTHORITY Newspapers, pointed
out that the welfare of the people of the state is paramount to him and
has therefore resolved to give something back to the society.
He said: “God has planted something in me that whatever I touch must
turn to gold and it is my desire to positively impact my people. I see
money everywhere; I see money every day, so it is my desire and
determination to use that creative power to empower my people.
“I am one of the most affluent personalities in Nigeria today but at a
point in my life, I never believe I could have N5,000 but now the story
has changed for the better; we talk in millions today if not billions;
the only way to show gratitude to God is to extend his goodness upon me
to others.
“Go to any village in Anambra State; I make bold to claim that none of
them can compare with Umuanuka, if there is any tell me. If we have
done that in my village, what do you think of the world we are trying to
build for the state? We have seen Japan, we have seen Dubai; it is my
intention to replicate what I have seen in those places here.
“At 21, I built my own house here, it’s a storey building; I got
married to a rich man’s daughter when my father’s house was even a mud
house, but she left her father’s house and accepted me. It is all about
being focused and determined to succeed. I am determined to put
Anambra State on the world map,” he reiterated.
The business mogul, sports administrator and promoter, added that he
has always been interested in adding value to Anambra in everything he
does.
According to him, he decided to invest in football, build a games
village, float a newspaper (which is doing very well by all standards)
and also set up two Frequency Modulation (FM) radio stations as part of
his determination to bring innovations into the print journalism and
broadcasting.
The publisher said that he is prepared to employ 774 bloggers in all
the local government areas of the federation so that The AUTHORITY
Newspaper can be better equipped to do an on-the-spot reporting.
Ubah said he is making youth empowerment and employment his focus
because of his realisation that a lot of evil is pervading the society
due to idleness, stressing that an idle hand will automatically be the
devil’s workshop.
He said: “Things are so hard for people in Nigeria and it is our desire
to alleviate their sufferings through what we are doing; imagine a
graduate of 10 years coming to beg to be our vendor. If that man fails
to get the job, only God knows what will follow next. We intend to give
hope to the hopeless.”
On FC Ifeanyi Ubah, he said that the club has become a brand in just a
year because of a lot innovation he has brought into the Anambra
Warriors.
“Anambra families will soon start producing footballers for the world
through the academy we are setting up; we intend to partner with
European and Asian clubs and in the process top flight players will be
attracted to come and play in Anambra State.
“Players in the academy will have opportunity to learn and play
football, study foreign languages so that even if they fail to play
football later in life, they can become ambassadors and be useful, not
only to themselves but the entire society,” he said.
Ubah, who is also the Chairman of the Anambra State Football
Association, said he intends to institute entrepreneurship youth summit
once work is completed at the Games Village in Nnewi to give budding
and youthful entrepreneurs opportunity to do things in a better way.
He said that he had taken the Anambra FA to a befitting secretariat
as soon as he was elected its chairman, noting that youth football,
women football, traders’ tournament and other activities that will
positively engage the Anambra youths would soon be unfolded.
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