By Muhammad Ibrahim, Sokoto
Declaring the construction industry for the production of fertilizer open, governor Tambuwal said those of us that have helped and are helping especially in the development of mine in Sokoto state, northern Nigeria and Nigeria in general, take advantage of what God has given us.
“After background check to see if the ELALAN team is reputable, reliable and can do the job, I discovered that it is one of the leading companies in Nigeria, i therefore urge you to put in your best to prove the confidence repose in you.
“We will continue to policies and programmes that have direct bearing and aspirations of our people and encourage private sector to take its rightful position as the engine of the growth of our economy.
“As the countries across the world are graduating from none oil revenue, there is need to find other sectors that reduce dependency on oil revenue.
He said since the inception of this administration, efforts have been intensified in order to expand means by which development is captured.
In her goodwill message, the Executive Secretary Solid Minerals Development Fund Hajiya Fatima Shinkafi said they were in Sokoto working on the bank end to raise more dust as President Buhari with the Presidential Fertilizer initiative has approved the exploration of phosphate and the Dange formation in Sokoto state and beyond.
She said her office and other sister agencies are in the state to harness and develop the state economically and more so create job opportunities for the teaming youths.
“That Sokoto is blessed with all types of mineral resources, it will be a great opportunity for the state sustain production to the end and challenged all Nigerian governors to emulate Tambuwal in the investment sector”.
Earlier in his welcome speech, the state Commissioner for Commerce, Alhaji Bashir Gidado said site when completed would have training center for farmers, blending plant, and other necessary classes
He said the state government made efforts in ensuring the siting and executing a project that can supply farmers nationally and internationally with quality fertilizer for their seasonal farming activities.
“His Excellency went as far as Morocco with his entourage to source for active and qualified engineer plant traversing all major cities of Morocco.
” Despite delay caused by COVID-19,the agricultural centre gave the10 hectare land to Moroccan free of charge by the Sokoto state government and in so doing, the program kick started by issuance of certificate for the land and processed within 24 hours”.
According to him, the milestone in the history of Sokoto state, the environmental assessment this program is holding has created many and uncountable development to the state.
Also at the ceremony, the acting Managing Director of ELALAN engineering company, Mr. Caleb said the lives of the youths is what the governor has just exemplified.
He said Sokoto is blessed with agricultural potentials and with support of governments the sky will be limit and that leadership is not showing who I am but showing love and creating job opportunities for the ever increasing youths of all genders.
“OCP is an Moroccan Company existing for over a century executing quality jobs wherever and whenever employed for their own type of engineering work worldwide “, he averred.
The representative of the host community district head Alhaji Kalambaina commended both the state and federal governments for acknowledging and sitting such a benefitting industry within their locality and assured their maximum support to the development of the industry.
