The Enugu State Government has announced its intention to purchase additional 300 Sunny Salon taxies to complement the 200 recently introduced in the state capital and university town of Nsukka by Governor Sullivan Chime.

Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Martin Ilo disclosed this while declaring open a two-day workshop for Small Scale and Medium Entrepreneurs organized by Small and Medium Scale Entrepreneurs Promotion and Training Association [SEPTA] at the Family Support Programme [FSP] House, Uwani, Enugu.

Mr. Ilo, who delivered a lecture tagged: The impact of the Four – Point Agenda of Governor Sullivan Chime towards the Economic Growth of Enugu State, stated that the Chime administration is poised to fulfill its campaign promises anchored on the Four- Point Agenda.

The seminar\workshop attracted individuals and Non-Government Organisations [NGOs] aimed at boosting economic growth of the state.

According to SEPTA President, Mr. Chris Amadi, his organisation has disbursed credit to over 8,290 SMEs in Enugu and beyond.

He urged the state government to consider SEPTA worthy to benefit from its proposed SME Fund.

The secretary of SEPTA – Barrister Louis Onyia in his contribution called on the state government to reduce the number of its political appointees, which is eating deep into the lean finances of the civil service state.

According to him, not up to five percent of the 200 taxi cabs released by the government recently ply the city. He lamented that over 95 percent of the taxies ply outside the state thereby not serving the purpose of ameliorating transportation problems facing citizens in the state.

One of the resource persons, Mr. Dubem Ononye, Manager Agric Credit Department of the First Bank of Nigeria Plc., Enugu, guided the participants on the hindrances towards the development of agricultural sector in Nigeria.