PHCCIMA Elects First Female President

Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt 

Sixty-seven years after its establishment, the Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (PHCCIMA), has elected Dr Chinyere Nwoga as the first female president of the chamber.

Nwoga was elected at the 2024 Elective Annual General Meeting of  PHCCIMA held in Port Harcourt, yesterday.

Addressing journalists shortly after her election, Dr Nwoga said she was coming on board to build on the legacies of the chamber, assuring that the new executives of the chamber would work together to sustain the growth of the chamber.

“I am coming to build on what has been handed over to us and we are going to work as a team, we have outlined our plans and gradually we are going to unveil them. But the bottom line is that at the end of the day, what we need to do is to move this chamber forward and higher than we met it. That’s the commitment we are making today,” she said.

She promised to engage with relevant stakeholders to ensure that the right environment is provided for businesses to thrive in the state.

Earlier in his valedictory speech, outgone president of the chamber, Mike Elechi commended members and the past executives for giving him much needed support which culminated in his achievements while in office.

He said during his stay in office, he was able to contribute to the growth of small and medium scale business in the state and built several partnership between the chamber and government agencies, urging the new administration to build on them.