Okowa assures investors of enabling environment, sustained infrastructural development
Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has promised investors that his administration would continue to provide the enabling environment, including infrastructure, for industries to thrive in the state.
Okowa made the pledge at the ground-breaking of DELFRASCO Industries Limited, Tower Manufacturing and Testing, Industrial Fabrication and Hot Dip Galvanising Facility in Issele-Uku, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state.
The governor commended Issele-Uku community for its cooperation with the state government as well as the project partners, Delta Investment and Development Agency, for commitment and tenacity.
He pointed out that the project would meet the present and future demand for tower manufacturing in Nigeria, contribute positively to the socioeconomic development of Delta State and Nigeria as well as the whole of Africa.
“The location of this industry demonstrates your confidence in Project Nigeria while giving fillip to our administration’s industrialisation drive. It is my earnest expectation that this project will flourish, and that God will reward you abundantly for taking the bull by the horns.
“Upon completion, this will be Nigeria’s and indeed, Africa’s first and largest multi-industry local content industrial complex, providing products and services to power, oil and gas, telecom, agriculture and other industries,” Okowa said.
He cited the benefits of the project to include being a hub for power transmission technology, creation of over 1,000 direct jobs, generating foreign currency earnings for Nigeria through export of towers to other parts of Africa, development and training of Nigerian manpower, amongst others.
He hinted that major customers were expected to include Transmission Company of Nigeria, Nigeria LNG Train 7 Projects, EPC Contractors in Energy and Infrastructure Projects and telecom infrastructure providers.
“This administration will continue to create the enabling environment for companies and industries to thrive and provide gainful employment for our youths in a safe, secure, and supportive environment.
“I am particularly pleased with the manpower development component of this project as it will complement the various skills training and entrepreneurship development programmes of this administration,” the governor emphasized.