EFFECT OF PRIVATE OWNED BUSINESS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA (A STUDY OF AQUA RAPHA INVESTMENT LIMITED, ENUGU)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS With deep sense of humility and respect I must express my sincere and immeasurable gratitude to Almighty God, for his guidance and protection throughout my study in IMT, Enugu. I heartily acknowledge my dynamic and articulate supervisor Dr. I. G. Okoro .O. for his constructive criticisms and guidance which contributed in making this work a standard one. His diligent and meticulous scrutiny and supervision made this work saw the light of the day. Sir, I pray that God will reward you exceedingly. I also wish to appreciate the Head of Department (HOD) Dr. C. F. Nnadi for his guidance and fatherly advice. I also appreciate the contributions of other lecturers in the department of Business Administration and Management for their contributions during my academic purification. I am forever indebted to my beloved parents Mr. and Mrs. Ejimofor who has been very supportive for their prayers, financial support, love and encouragement given to me. I must sincerely thank my brothers and my sisters for their moral and financial support. I love you all so much. My thanks goes to those who contributed in one way or the other by providing useful suggestion to this work and all authors whose work were consulted as well. This acknowledgement would not be complete without expressing my sincere appreciation to the typist for his wonderful works in typesetting the project. I say a wonderful thanks to all of you and pray the good Lord to reward you all abundantly. Amen.