By Joe Adedeji, Ilorin.
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said his government will support BUA Sugar Factory and other investors with the right environment to operate and succeed.
The Governor said the strategies to attract and keep investors in Kwara would include sustaining the state’s peaceful environment and putting in place, the necessary infrastructure and policies to ease the business climate.
He commended the BUA Group for siting its multimillion dollar sugar plant in Lafiagi in Edu local government area of the State, a facility that would make the Local Government the richest in the North Central.
“BUA today is the biggest investor in North Central Nigeria and we are happy that their investment is in Kwara State. I am in fact happy that it is in Lafiagi, Edu Local Government,” AbdulRazaq said.
He added the plant would produce about 25% of Nigeria’s sugar needs when it begins operation next year and 75% of the country’s sugar needs in the next 10 years.
“Kwara wants to be the epicentre of sugar production in Nigeria and we are creating a peaceful environment for business to thrive,” AbdulRazaq said.
He added that such investments would cut poverty rate and strengthen Kwara’s capacity to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals since the issues of water and electricity would be tackled once the factory begins operation.
