James Sowole in Abeokuta
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, yesterday carried out the groundbreaking of 450 hectares First Lee Group Industrial Park positioned close to Sagamu Interchange on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The governor was joined on the ceremony by the Minister of State for Trade for Industry Trade and Investment, Senator John Enoh, Commissioner for Finance and Chied Economic Adviser to the Ogun State, Hon Dapo Okubadejo, conventional rulers, Ambassador Plenipotentiary of the Peoples Republic of China Yu Dunhai, group leaders and different stakeholders.
Speaking on the ceremony, Abiodun mentioned the economic park would create alternatives for small and medium-scale enterprises to assist the operations of the manufacturing unit and different factories, with its proposed manufacturing parts starting from private and residential care merchandise to footwear, leather-based processing, meals processing, bakery manufacturing, and recycling, demonstrating the breadth of alternatives the challenge presents.
According to the governor, the institution of the Aspira flagship manufacturing unit, the S.F.M. footwear, and all different merchandise within the park, would promote the utilization of domestically accessible uncooked supplies.
Abiodun mentioned he’s notably inspired by the challenge’s emphasis on worth addition, backward integration, and environmental sustainability, whereas the proposed integration of leather-based and footwear accent manufacturing will strengthen native manufacturing linkages.
The governor mentioned past the factories and bodily infrastructure, the best worth of the funding will finally be measured by its affect on the folks.
He famous that the challenge’s blueprint initiatives the era of as much as 15,000 direct and oblique employment alternatives upon completion and operation, which could be very important for younger folks, expert professionals, artisans, technicians, and the encircling group.
He mentioned the challenge is predicted to prioritize native employment, deliberate expertise improvement, expertise switch, and the nurturing of home-grown managerial and technical skills.
He famous that folks should not merely dwell across the industrial improvement however should take part meaningfully in its alternatives and advantages, and guaranteed the management of the Lee Group that the Ogun State authorities stays dedicated to offering the required institutional assist and investor-friendly setting for the challenge to succeed.
Abiodun urged native entrepreneurs, small and medium-scale enterprises, suppliers, and repair suppliers to place themselves to learn from the in depth enterprise alternatives the challenge will create, saying Ogun State stays steadfast in its dedication to consolidate its place as a number one vacation spot for industrial funding.
He famous that along with his administration about six months away from exiting, the Lee Group’s industrial park is a major vote of confidence and a powerful affirmation of the boldness traders proceed to repose within the state, as properly as a testomony to the success of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope financial transformation agenda.
In his comment, the Chairman, Lee Group of Companies, Sheau Fung Lee, mentioned the groundbreaking of the group’s industrial park continues a dedication to Nigeria that started in 1962, when his grandfather established an enamelware manufacturing unit in Port Harcourt.
He mentioned the agency has grown from that modest starting right into a multi-sector conglomerate that now employs roughly 26,000 employees in Nigeria, with footwear manufacturing of round 2 million pairs a day, a tannery in Kano, packaging, bread, bottled water, laundry detergents and private care merchandise.
He mentioned greater than six many years and three generations of management, the group has shared in Nigeria’s good instances and tough years, noting that the journey has not been straightforward however they proceed to imagine in Nigeria’s future and to put money into its financial system.
In his comment, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Sen. John Enoh, counseled the Abiodun for his imaginative and prescient and excellent management, which have turned Ogun State into the economic capital of Nigeria.
Enoh, who mentioned traders is now trooping to Ogun State famous that if there was no good management and appropriate setting, traders wouldn’t have come to put money into the state.
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The minister recalled {that a} challenge of such nature had been stalled for a number of years, but it surely took Abiodun to get it to the place it’s at present.
He additionally famous that the governor nonetheless launched into laudable initiatives despite only a few months to the top of governor his administration.
He mentioned, “I think that the judgment of history will be fair to this man. It will be fair to him. That’s what leadership is about. Leadership is not about the end of a tenure, not about the next election, it’s about the future generation. Let me thank you, sir. Let me thank you for your leadership.”
He thanked the Lee Group for believing in Nigeria and for the boldness reposed within the nation, noting that the group has spent a number of years within the nation and stayed on by way of powerful moments when different firms left the shores of the nation.
He appealed to royal fathers and group leaders, who he described as custodians of the challenge, to present it all of the assist it requires, stressing that they’re finally the best beneficiaries.
He expressed hope that as the Lee Group and the economic park develop in leaps and bounds, the fortunes and circumstances of the group can even develop in leaps and bounds.
