Sokoto government has set up a technical committee for the establishment of
a new fertiliser plant in the state.
The plant will be established by Prime Gold Fertiliser and Chemical
Company, an indigenous company based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Inaugurating the committee in Sokoto Tuesday, the Secretary to the State
Government (SSG), Professor Bashir Garba, said the project is of prime
importance to the government and will will do everything possible to ensure
it comes to fruition.
He said the technical committee will study and appraise the proposal sent
by Prime Gold Fertiliser Company towards ascertaining its credibility and
feasibility while securing a fair deal for the state government under a
public private partnership (PPP) arrangement.
“The committee will also identify a suitable location for the setting of
the proposed company, as well as determining the scope and equity
participation of the Sokoto state government,” the SSG said.
According to him, it will also recommend appropriate sources of project
financing by the state in terms of the equity participation to be proposed
to the government.
The committee, which has four weeks within which to submit its report, will
be headed by the state commissioner of solid minerals and natural resources
development, Hon Bello Goronyo.
Other members include the commissioner of commerce, Aminu Bello Sokoto, DG
of the state Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, Sani
Musa, representative of the state ministries of agriculture and justice, as
well as representative of the Raw Materials Research and Development
Council (RMRDC).
Meanwhile, the Sokoto state government has also inaugurated the state
Orphanages Management Committee under the leadership of Dr. Malami Muhammad
Bankanu.
Other members are Alhaji Sabitu Kebbe, Malam Nura Attajiri and Mustapha
Tangaza who will serve as the secretary.
CAPTION
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, with Chairman/CEO of Prime
Gold Fertiliser Company, Mr. Felix Okonti, when the management of the
company visited Sokoto Government House.