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Abuja Industrial Park will grow economy, create employment for youths – FCT Minister
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike said that the Abuja Industrial Park project in the FCT will grow the country’s economy and create employment for the youths.
The FCT Minister made the statement when he visited the Abuja Industrial Park being developed by Zeberced Group at the Idu Industrial District of Abuja on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.
Barr. Wike said the Abuja Industrial Park project, which has been approved as a free zone, will attract lots of businesses to the area due to the availability of regular power supply.
The FCT Minister who was also informed by the MD, Zeberced Group, Mr. Adil Aydin Kurt, that the project will create about 40,000 jobs in the FCT when fully operational, commended the company for its commitment and assured of continued support of the FCT Administration.
According to the Minister, “This is what we are talking about; growing the economy. This is what we are talking about; creating employment for the youths. Here you see that so many companies will have opportunities to come here because it has now been approved as a free zone for them and there will be regular electricity, which keeps manufacturers and businessmen going.
“From what the MD said, it’s going to create not less than 40,000 direct employment and that is huge. There is no government that will not support this kind of investment”.
The FCT Minister also commended the company over its decision to expand the road leading to the park and pledged the FCT Administration’s support to ensure that the road project comes to fruition.
The FCT Minister expressed optimism that the road project, when completed will accelerate the development of Idu District.
He said, “Having gone around, we can attest to the fact that this is really what we need to grow our economy… you can imagine how the whole of Idu will be developed. This is what every government craves for and we must give them the necessary support.
“There is no city that if you want to develop and you don’t have an industrial park. How will that city develop? So, we are very happy and we want to thank the company Zeberced for their commitment to making sure that Abuja is growing,
Barr Wike further commended the Zeberced Group for keeping to high standards and branding the items being produced at the industrial Park, including polypropylene pipes and sandwich panel roofing sheets as made in Nigeria, assuring that the products would speak for themselves.
He said, “There is no need to discredit yourself or not to sell yourself. I really thank them and urge them to continue to do what they are doing”.
Continuing, the Minister said, “Once production is made and it’s a good quality production, people will buy and outsiders will also buy.
“For us, it is quality and we thank God that we have some companies that are committed to making sure that they produce in Nigeria”.
The Minister also assured of adequate security and called for further investments into local production.
He said, “Abuja is safe and we encourage people to emulate companies like this that have the belief that this country must grow”.
L-R: Executive Secretary, FCDA, Engr Shehu Hadi Ahmed, MD Zeberced Limited Mr Adil Audlin Kurt , FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike and General Manager Zeberced Limited, Mr Nasir Imam in a factory during the Minister’s visit to the Abuja Industrial Park on Wednesday
Barr. Wike who was visibly excited by the level of development at the Abuja Industrial Park, stated that he would personally brief President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on what he has seen, which he described as mind-boggling.
“As far as I’m concerned, I’ve never seen this in the entire country. This is the first time I am seeing this. Some people have been conceptualizing industrial parks, but from what I’m seeing here, this is to me a wonderland and we commend them”
Earlier in his remark, the MD Zeberced Group said the Abuja Industrial Park, which sits on 250 hectares of land is being developed as a free zone, and currently features 208 workshops, designed to support small and medium-scale industries, among others.
The MD added that production of precast concretes, plastic and propylene pipes as well as sandwich insulation roofing sheets, among others were already ongoing at the Park, stressing that the project will add to the growth and development of the Nigerian economy.
Also on the visit were the Executive Secretary of FCDA, Engr. Shehu Hadi Ahmed and other senior officials of the Administration.
Senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District, Jibrin Isah Echocho, has congratulated Muslim faithful for the successful completion of this year Ramadan fast, urging them to celebrate the Sallah in love, and unity across our communities.
Echocho in a statement madeavailable to CAPITALPOST in Lokoja o Sunday, described the Ramadan period as stressful, but deserving, because it is the only period for spiritual reflection on abstinence from immorality, sincere sacrifice and supplications to Allah.
He added that, Ramadan symbolises Allah’s way of teaching humanity on virtuous living, where people keep away from all forms of comfort to appreciate what the less privileged experience and deprivation they suffers daily.
He task Muslims to extend the lessons of Ramadan to the way we live with our neighbours.
“Let’s seek peace at all times and promote unity of purpose in our society” the Lawmaker demanded.
“May the celebration brings sustainable peace to our homes, my district, Kogi State and Nigeria, he concluded.
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has commended Senator Basheer Lado, for redefining the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, stating that, for the first time in a long while, the office is fully meeting its expectations.
Speaking during his visit to the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters accompanied by distinguished senators, Akpabio described the visit as a significant step in strengthening Executive-Legislative relations.
He praised the Special Adviser and his team for maintaining the confidentiality of communications between the President and Senate, and also, ensuring a seamless flow of information. He further emphasized that the office is now more result-oriented.
Additionally, he acknowledged the office’s diligent efforts in tracking all Bills passed by the Senate and assented to by the President, underscoring its critical role in legislative efficiency.
Expressing his satisfaction, Akpabio noted that he and the Senate delegation were proud of the office’s achievements and looked forward to sustaining the existing cordial and productive relationship between the Executive and the Legislature throughout the administration.
In recognition of his exemplary leadership, Senator Lado presented an Award of Excellence to Senator Akpabio.
In his remarks, Senator Lado reaffirmed his commitment to fostering a harmonious working relationship between the Executive and the Legislature. He lauded Akpabio for his unwavering dedication to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda—defending it with clarity, articulating it with passion, and advancing it through legislative action.
Ahead of the 2025 political party Congresses, Plateau State Chapter of the Labour Party (LP) stakeholders has endorsed the defection of the candidate of the party in the 2023 general elections and the leader of Justice and Rebirth, Barr Gyang Zi SAN, to the All Progressive Congress (APC) with the view to key into the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.
They made the call in a communique issued at the end of the enlarge meeting of the stakeholders from Plateau North senatorial zone at the residence of Barr. Gyang Zi in Rayfield Jos.
The communique which was jointly signed by Dr. Ayiki Sati Director General, Justice and Rebirth and
Barr. Samuel Galadima- 2024 Chairmanship candidate of Jos East LGA among others said the call became imperative on the sideline of the leadership tussle at the National Level which violates the core principles and values for the formation of the Party as an alternative for Nigeria for the protection, sustenance of democracy and Social Justice.
They regretted that the leadership tussle has also divided the party into factions leaving party loyalists and supporters in the state of despondency and confusion not knowing where they belong.
Our correspondent reports that the gathering included LP candidates from the 2023/2024 general elections, party executives, and support groups from the six local government areas of the Northern Senatorial District.
Besides, the focus of the discussions was centered on the state of the Labour Party at both national and state levels and the need for political realignment ahead of the 2025 party congresses and conventions.
The stakeholders further frowned at the structural weaknesses in LP and resolved to advise Barr Gyang Zi, to leave the party and join the APC while expressing confidence that the APC would provide him with a platform to advance good governance in the state .
The communique also emphasized the importance of political consultations, particularly with APC leaders at both state and national levels. It called for collaboration with Plateau State APC leaders, including Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe, Sen. Simon Bako Lalong, Sen. Diket Plang, and other party officials.
According to the communique, supporters of Barr Gyang Zi also pledged to mobilize grassroots support for the APC, stating that their leader’s defection would strengthen the party in the state.
They urged the APC leadership to formally receive Gyang Zi and his supporters into the party, marking their official transition from the Labour Party.
Stakeholders also reiterated the need for inclusive governance, ensuring that youths, women, and less privileged individuals are sidelined in the democratic process and accordingly officially denounced their membership in the Labour Party, declaring their support for the APC.
They assured that all LP structures aligned with Gyang Zi would follow suit, shifting their loyalty to the ruling party in the state and at the National level.
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