The government of Akwa Ibom says it will soon revive all the moribund state-owned industries across the state.
Mr Semas Ukpanah, the Chairman of the Akwa Ibom Investment Corporation, disclosed this at a press briefing in Uyo on Thursday.
Ukpanah listed the affected industries as the Sunshine Battery Industry in Essien Udim, the Peacock Paints Industry at Etinan and Akwa Palm Industries at Esit Eket.
Others are the Qua Steel Industry in Eket, Quality Ceramics Industry in Itu and Abestonit Industry Ltd. in Oron.
Ukpanah, who is also the Special Adviser to the Governor on Investment and Industrialisation, reiterated the state government’s commitment to industrialisation.
He said that government planned to establish industries in all the local government areas of the state.
The special adviser gave assurance that the state government would provide the enabling environment as well as assist entrepreneurs wishing to establish industries in the local government areas.
He said that the corporation had received about 100 investment requests from local and foreign entrepreneurs in the last 12 months.
Ukpanah said that out of this number, the corporation had short listed 20 to access the state government’s finances.
He said that the short listed investors were those interested in building a refinery, carbonate drink, paper products, power generation, food preserving factory, water heater plant, PVC doors and windows firms.
According to him, others are fishing, water treatment/chemicals, solar lighting, vegetable oil processing, electrical bulb manufacturing as well as nail industries. (NAN)