Omiete Blessing
A real estate investor, My-ACE China, has advised Rivers state and other states in the south-south area to latch on their natural gift in the creatives to attract investors.
This as China, popularly known as the Mayor of Housing, has pledged to join efforts with others to drive the entertainment sub-sector in Port Harcourt to close the gap with Lagos.
Chima spoke at the 2024 edition of the Port Harcourt Awards where he bagged the brand of the year and his firm, the Housing and Construction Mayor Limited, bagged real estate company of the year.
Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the awards, the investor urged states in the region to buy attention through promotion of entertainment, saying states seeking to woo investors should first build consistent attention through tourism industry driven mostly by entertainment.
He told the journalists that the entertainment industry wins huge attention and that where attention goes is where investment follows.
On how entertainment can win investments, China said the creative industry is one of the biggest attention-grabbing industries in any location. “And attention is the new money, so wherever attention goes in this 21st century, money flows.
“So, I advise Port Harcourt to not only be committed to developing their state towards attracting investors but if you are able to showcase the creative and the entertainment industry, not only will the people to be entertained flock to Port Harcourt, but brands that also want visibility, global brands and others will flock to Port Harcourt.
We can reclaim our golden years when Port Harcourt was the rendezvous of the global entertainment stage. It will return to the time when you had the likes of Rex Lawson and the rest of them. It helps boost the general macro-economics of the state.
“Then, when entertainment is boosted, a lot of hands begin to get involved in entertainment and when youths are engaged, peace is endeared, prosperity prospers, and everybody is happy for it. But most importantly, wherever in this 21st century attention goes, money flows.”
He said he has been consistent in preaching for attention to the creatives and promotion of the agencies that promote tourism.
He mentioned that his firm was the only company that started investing in corporate social responsibilities (CSR) from the scratch without waiting to see profit.
Addressing the audience at the award event, China said he was joining efforts with others with others to close the gap between Lagos and Port Harcourt in the entertainment sub-sector of the Tourism Industry.
