Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has
stated that the state is “under a spell” after he
discovered that major industries were non-
functional in the state .
Ortom , who stated this when he visited Taraku
Mills Limited , Gwer Local Government Area on
Friday , held that the state could only be under
a spell to have allowed high level of economic
decay and abandonment of all her industries .
“This is my first time of coming into the oil mill
and from what we have seen , Benue is under a
spell. There is no reason for this factory to be
lying fallow . This factory is our gold mine that
should not be joked with .
“We have all the needed raw materials for this
factory to function effectively , yet previous
administrations failed to utilise the factory to
create job wealth/for people .
“Government is borrowing money at all levels
to pay salaries ; so we must look beyond the
box to enable us succeed.
“The raw materials are here and when the
factory starts working, farmers will smile .
“I want to pay tribute to our legend , the late
Gov . Aper Aku who had the foresight to
establish this factory and I promise to build on
his legacies.
“We will create the enabling environment to
ensure that our industries function again ”,
Ortom promised .
NAN reports that the factory, built in 1983 , is
among the numerous moribund industries
owned by State Government .
NAN further reports that the company , when
operational, has the capacity to provide over
600 jobs and create massive wealth for Benue
farmers.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer ( CEO ) of Growrich Resort Limited ,
Managers of Taraku Mills , Mr Ernest Jor , said
the company lacked water , power supply as
well as adequate funds to maintain
uninterrupted production .
He appealed to the governor to assist the
company to construct an earth dam to address
the water challenge in the factory .
NAN reports that the factory was built with
capacity to process 72, 000 tons of soya beans ,
120, 000 tons of maize and 172 , 300 tons of
animal feeds annually.
NAN further reports that the complex was also
designed to produce vegetable oil , groundnut
oil , maize flour, cake , maize grit, livestock
feeds , concentrate and diet mix, among others
stated that the state is “under a spell” after he
discovered that major industries were non-
functional in the state .
Ortom , who stated this when he visited Taraku
Mills Limited , Gwer Local Government Area on
Friday , held that the state could only be under
a spell to have allowed high level of economic
decay and abandonment of all her industries .
“This is my first time of coming into the oil mill
and from what we have seen , Benue is under a
spell. There is no reason for this factory to be
lying fallow . This factory is our gold mine that
should not be joked with .
“We have all the needed raw materials for this
factory to function effectively , yet previous
administrations failed to utilise the factory to
create job wealth/for people .
“Government is borrowing money at all levels
to pay salaries ; so we must look beyond the
box to enable us succeed.
“The raw materials are here and when the
factory starts working, farmers will smile .
“I want to pay tribute to our legend , the late
Gov . Aper Aku who had the foresight to
establish this factory and I promise to build on
his legacies.
“We will create the enabling environment to
ensure that our industries function again ”,
Ortom promised .
NAN reports that the factory, built in 1983 , is
among the numerous moribund industries
owned by State Government .
NAN further reports that the company , when
operational, has the capacity to provide over
600 jobs and create massive wealth for Benue
farmers.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer ( CEO ) of Growrich Resort Limited ,
Managers of Taraku Mills , Mr Ernest Jor , said
the company lacked water , power supply as
well as adequate funds to maintain
uninterrupted production .
He appealed to the governor to assist the
company to construct an earth dam to address
the water challenge in the factory .
NAN reports that the factory was built with
capacity to process 72, 000 tons of soya beans ,
120, 000 tons of maize and 172 , 300 tons of
animal feeds annually.
NAN further reports that the complex was also
designed to produce vegetable oil , groundnut
oil , maize flour, cake , maize grit, livestock
feeds , concentrate and diet mix, among others
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