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| Yahaya Bello inspecting work at the rice mill. |
The
State Governor Alhaji Yayaha Bello, disclosed this during an inspection tour to
the factory site, at Omi Dam in Ejiba, Yagba West LGA of Kogi.
''In
2016, we visited this particular Dam and I promised to establish rice mill
here, and today we have this factory 100 per cent established by Kogi State
Government, which had been neglected by all the past PDP administration.
''We
approach the Federal Government through the Minister for Water Resources to
allow us to use this Dam for the benefi of our people.
''Today,
we are here to inspect a brown new rice factory that is second to none as far
as the northern Nigeria is concern,'' he said.
He
noted that the factory has the capacity to produce over 1000 bags of 50 kg of
high quality rice every day, and could employ over 5000 people as direct jobs,
and more of indirect employments.
He
added that over N300 million would be injected into the economy of Kogi State
every month through the factory, while generating additional over N120 million
revenue to the state IGR monthly.
''The
rice mill will also be producing fish and poultry meals, because we are
presently having over 500 fish ponds in this Omi Dam.
''We
have the capacity to produce cassava and all agro allied products in this
particular location,''he stated.
According
to him, the capacity of the plant is 500 kWh and the rice milling plant
capacity at every processing line (shift) is 200kwh.
He
stressed that the plant would have an excess power of 300kwh which would be
used to power strategic locations in neighbouring communities.
''Kogi
State is situated in the centre of Nigeria, where people traveling to north,
south, east and west must pass through Kogi, which means we are saddled with
lots of responsibilities.
''All
that is required now is that the FG through CBN to come to our aid because we
have the capacity to expand this factory in multiple folds.
''Through
this factory we are going to pull many of our people out of abject poverty,''
Bello restated.
The
governor assured that the rice factory and all other projects in the state
would be commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari before the November 16
governorship election.
The
governor further said that his administration's effort had made insecurity to
be reduced to the barest minimum in Kogi State.
He,
therefore, urged the indigenes to continue to embrace peace, security and live
in harmony with all the people including the Fulanis and other tribes for the
development of the state.
''This
factory will only exist if we protect, safeguard and cherish it jealousy as our
own.
''When
critics speak anything negative on social media, please don't abuse them but
rather respond to them with the prove of our achievements.
''I
urge you to live with each other in harmony and respond to the critics with
facts and figures of our achievements,'' he said.
Earlier,
Chief Solomon Owoniyi, the Obaro of Kabba, who spoke on behalf of all
traditional rulers in the region, thanked the governor for the kind gesture,
saying the facility was first of its kind and the best in the whole of the
state.
The
monarch, however, urged the governor to use his influence and connection with
the Presidency to ensure that the Kabba-Ilorin road was rehabilitated for the
benefit of the people and the factory.
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