By George Onah
Port Harcourt – The Rivers State Government has called on American investors to do business in the state, particularly in the provision of health facilities, as part of its determined plan to shore up the healthcare of the people.

In an interview with Vanguard in Port Harcourt, Wednesday, a top African-American politician Mr. Michael Brown said the state government was keen on “giving top priority to the provision of healthcare to the people of the state”.

Brown who was invited for the inauguration of Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi acknowledged the difficulty in providing health for all the people in a difficult terrain like the state but, however, said it could be done in view of the political will of the government.

“Health is difficult because if you want to do this you try to find the balance between the traditional hospital and neighbourhood clinics. That is what the governor is working on and that is trying to attract more African-American businesses here in Nigeria.

Brown is a scion of Ron Brown, a commerce secretary during the administration of President Bill Clinton, also observed that the Rivers Government could “attract a lot of African-American companies that do hospital management, small neighbourhood clinic management and getting them to do business here”.

“In his inauguration speech he talked about economic development, education, jobs, security, you see when those things come together; you want Rivers State to be as successful as you want it to be. Port Harcourt has all the amenities it needs to attract businesses here”.

He lauded Amaechi for his efforts at heightening the growth of education in all directions, stating “education is truly the bedrock to most jurisdictions around the world. In the challenges you want to make sure the kids have got facilities, teachers and commitment has to be from the top.

Clearly, the governor has made education one of the top priorities in his campaign as he continues to govern the state”.

The city council leader in Washington DC also praised the governor for the monorail project, explaining that it was “a great project that would generate revenue for the government and provide jobs for the youths and other unemployed in the state”.