Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the first ever free export zone in the South-East region of the country which is to be sited at the Enyimba Economic City, Aba, Abia State.

The Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu disclosed this on Monday at the official opening of the Okezuo Abia Organization campaign office, at Mission Hill, Umuahia, adding that the free export zone which is in partnership with a leading Chinese company will give traders access to export their products for free.

Ikpeazu said that the re-election he was seeking would enable him to do more good and bring more development to the state, maintaining that he has not downsized the state’s workforce in the last three years of his administration despite the fact that Abia has the highest wage bill in the entire South-East.

The governor expressed joy that despite court litigations surrounding his election that lasted for three years, he has many tangible projects to justify his mandate as he has undertaken a lot of commendable projects in the last three and a half years.