Sokoto state to establish fertiliser, tomatoes, cement companies
The Sokoto Government is to establish a
fertiliser, tomatoes and cement companies in the state.
Gov Aminu Tambuwal said this on
Saturday in Kaduna while marking the “Sokoto state special day”
at the 38th Kaduna International trade fair.
Tambuwal who was represented at the
event by the deputy governor, Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu, said the gesture
will bring about rapid development and would also boost the economy
of the state and the nation in general.
“By the end of the first quarter,
two of the companies will begin operation,”he said.
He said, the state is also the largest
producer of leather, solid minerals, and other precious stones; while
most of it remained exploited.
According to him, all machinery have
been put in place to reposition and revive collapsed industries in
the state.
He said the government is also working
with rural farmers in the state to be self sufficient in food
production.
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