GOVERNOR Idris Wada of kogi State has appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to resurrect the ailing Ajaokuta steel company in order to serve as the bedrock of the industrialization policy of his transformation agenda.
Governor Wada disclosed this while speaking during the official commissioning of the NIPP 434 MW Geregu phase 11 Power Station in Ajaokuta local government area of the state by President Goodluck Jonathan.
He said the timely completion of the Ajaokuta steel company would be of great assistance to the newly commissioned Geregu power station in terms of stable power to the company in carrying out of his main function of producing steel and Iron ore needed in the steel sub-sector of the nation economy.
According to the governor, “the Geregu power station is unique because the project is jointly owned by the three tiers of government of which Kogi state is a partner and I want to commend President Goodluck Jonathan for picking Kogi state to host one of the ten power stations of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited [NDPHC].
Wada urged the president to approve the establishment of free enterprise zone in the state in order to encourage investors to take full advantage of the power station by establishing small-scale industries in the state as they would be assured of constant power supply in the discharged of their duties.
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