"Whenever
you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure
you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their
eyes closed” --- Paulo Coelho
When Paulo Coelho
made this motivating statement, it seems he had Sir Emeka Offor in mind. The
success story of the Chairman of Chrome Group,Sir Emeka Offor is the story of
hardwork, determination, doggedness and above all God’s favour. Born without a
silver spoon, he did not allow his poor background to weigh him down and stop
him from getting to the pinnacle of his talents as he now owns one of the
multi-billion Naira conglomerate in Nigeria, the Chrome Group. As my friend, Uzo
Onwuchekwa, will always say; “one who comes from a poor background, should not
keep his/her back on the ground.”
This piece is to
congratulate a worthy investor and entrepreneur Sir Emeka Offor, who recently
acquired the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Enugu Distribution Zone and
whose giant strides has touched all spheres of human endeavors. Just like many
of the world seasoned entrepreneurs, you are a man with the “Midas touch”, who
plays in the same league with the likes of Dangote, Adenuga, of this world.
When the present
administration led by President Goodluck Jonathan promised to reform and revive
the energy sector, so as to be a catalyst for the Industrial Revolution, we
have been clamoring for. All welcomed
it, praying that the process will usher in a world class company that will
raise the bar in the industry and provide an international standard services in
that sector. Never, did we know that one of us, Sir Emeka Offor, has been
working assiduously to cater for the yearnings of his people. When one of his companies,
Interstate Electrics Limited, in
partnership with other International Companies bid for the now defunct PHCN,
Enugu Distribution Zone. It is his love for his people that made him to invest
and provide world class services and expertise to them. He could have done such
in the other regions of the country, but in his usual humble self, he chose his
people above others.
The event of 1st
November, 2013, showed clearly that Interstate Electrics won the bidding
process and was rightly handed over what was left of the ailing PHCN to revive.
It is on record that your business skills and commitment made your company,
Interstate Electrics came out top among the numerous companies that took part
in the bidding. A glance at the profile of Interstate Electrics, one will notice that you
have assembled some of the best in the world to come and contribute in the
turning around of the energy sector in
the South- Eastern part of the country and thereby awaken the sleeping
industries in the region especially in Nnewi and Aba, in Anambra and Abia
States, respectively.
Interstate
Electrics Limited is a consortium incorporated as a vehicle for the purpose of acquiring
and operating Electricity Distribution Companies in Nigeria. Interstate
Electrics Limited consortium comprises: Chrome Consortium Energy Nigeria Limited,
Powerhouse International Limited, and Metropolitan Electricity Authority, which
parades a competent team of electricity infrastructural engineers,
owners/operators of electricity power distribution companies, upstream and
downstream oil operators and empowerment partners, with a collective global
experience of over 80 years, and the requisite financial resources and technical
competence required to reactivate, modernize and operationalise the Enugu
Distribution Company (DISCO).
The strength of
Interstate Electrics Limited derives from its local knowledge of the operating
environment, and global experience of its key technical partner (Metropolitan Electricity
Authority of Thailand). Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) for instance,
currently owns and operates distribution networks around the world, especially
in Thailand where it has been generating and distributing electricity for the past
55 years. MEA currently distributes over12,000 MW of electricity in Thailand.
I must congratulate this great son, for his landmark
achievement, "maka na-eto dike na nke omelu, omekwa ozo".
Emeka Ofora
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