The Ekiti State Government has commissioned a multi-million naira palm kernel industry, A-Bamisil Palm Kernel Crushing Plant, in the state, News About Nigeria reports.
Governor Abiodun Abayomi Oyebanji commissioned the new privately owned 200 metric tonnes per day capacity palm kernel oil (PKO) crushing plant in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday.
He noted that the industrialisation plans of the administration would reduce unemployment, hunger, and poverty in the state.
Speaking at the event, which took place at Ijan Road in Ado-Ekiti, Oyebanji assured the people that his administration will play a supporting role for businesses to thrive in the state.
The governor added that his government views agriculture beyond food security but also as a business venture that would take the state to the next level of industrial and infrastructural growth and development.
He noted that the economic impact of the venture is enormous as it will generate the multiplier effects of job creation and increase production in the oil palm industry.
He also called on Ekiti residents to take advantage of the venture and other industries being set up in the state to embark on aggressive plantations of palm fruits, as the state now has a ready market for the product in the state.
“We don’t have a choice as a government other than to walk this journey with you, I spoke with the Commissioner for Finance yesterday on the road that led to this place, and I said if someone can put this kind of investment here and the road will be like this and I promised that by next year, we will do the road because we have a government that is ready to partner with serious investors.
“It is through investments like this that the state can maximize her agricultural potential and create jobs for our teeming youth. Today’s event is another testimony to our resilience push in the actualization of our agenda for industrialization of our state through private sector investment,” he stated.
