By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi –
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has assured that his administration would revive moribund industries to improve the economic development of the state.
The governor spoke on Tuesday at the commissioning of Benue Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC) bakery, water, emperor fertilizer and motorcycle hire purchase scheme in Makurdi.
Governor Alia appreciated the Managing Director of the company, Raymond Asemakaha and his team for their hardwork and dedication in making the projects a reality.
Governor Alia informed that the bakery which is a state- of- the – art facility would provide fresh, wholesome bread to citizens of Benue, provide healthy living and catering needs of communities, while the water factory would produce clean, affordable and portable water and as well help bridge the gap in availability of clean drinking water to ensure that every household has access to safe and healthy water.
Alia noted with satisfaction that the emperor fertilizer would be a game- changer for farmers, providing them with high- quality fertilizer to boost crop yields and enhance agricultural productivity, adding that the motorcycle hire purchase scheme an innovative initiative of the company would empower youths by providing them with means of income generation.
Governor told the people that the motorcycle hire purchase scheme would not only create jobs but also stimulate economic activities, enable young people to become productive members of society, insisting that the projects would embody the administrations steadfast commitment to creating jobs, stimulating economic activities as well as improve the living standard of the people.
While acknowledging that BIPC needs liquidity of not less than N7 billion to stabilize and drive the industrial revolution that his administration is currently working on to revamp and build a minimum of 10 industries within the first 4 years of the administration, the Governor disclosed that government plans to handover some of the moribund industries to the company for revival and to champion economic development of the state.
According to him, his administration intends to support BIPC with an equity stake to float a brewery and establish a juice factory, address issues of insecurity to create conducive environment for investors, assuring that his administration is equally offering tax holiday to investors who are willing to invest or already doing business in the state.
Alia assured of favourable business environment as well as spare no effort to ensure that Benue State becomes the preferred investment destination for all investors wanting to invest in Nigeria for economic growth of the state.
While welcoming the people, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, BIPC, Raymond Asemakaha, said the desire of the company is to create about 200 jobs in order to remove the youths out of the street propelled establishment of the projects, assuring that BIPC intend to create about one million jobs at the end of Alia led administration.
DISCLAIMER
The OPINION / COLUMN is authored by independent contributors to the National Accord Newspaper. While contributors adhere to our editorial guidelines, they are not employed by the National Accord Newspaper. The perspectives and opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not represent the views of the National Accord Newspaper or its staff.