President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, commissioned two newly-established agro-based industries in Kano, as he concluded a two-day official visit to the State which commenced on Wednesday.
According to a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari while commissioning the plants, said that current changes to trade and investment policies by the government since May 2015 would help the nation to diversify its economy, attract more foreign investments and speed up industrialisation.
He said the overall effect of these achievements would lead to jobs creation and better living conditions for citizens as promised by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The agro-based industries commissioned by the President include the new 1,200 tonnes capacity solvent extraction plant built by Gerawa Oil Mills Limited and the Fullmark Rice Mills, the biggest rice mill in West Africa, at Kwanar Gunduwawa, Hadejia road.
Buhari who was delighted at the wholly-owned indigenous companies, commended the firms for taking full advantage of the prevailing investment climate in the country and assured agro-investors of his administration’s commitment to creating the right policies for agriculture to thrive.
