40,000 jobs expected from Abuja Industrial Park – Wike

The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has said that the Abuja Industrial Park being developed by Zeberced Group will create 40,000 jobs and improve Nigeria’s economy when fully operational. Wike disclosed this when he visited the site, located at Idu Industrial Zone, Abuja, on Wednesday. The minister promised to brief President Bola Tinubu on what he […]

The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has said that the Abuja Industrial Park being developed by Zeberced Group will create 40,000 jobs and improve Nigeria’s economy when fully operational.

Wike disclosed this when he visited the site, located at Idu Industrial Zone, Abuja, on Wednesday.

The minister promised to brief President Bola Tinubu on what he saw.

Describing the project as mind-boggling, Wike expressed optimism that it would grow the nation’s economy and create employment for the teeming youth in FCT.

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He said, “As far as I’m concerned, I’ve never seen this in the entire country. This is the first time I am seeing this.

“Some people have been conceptualising industrial parks, but from what I’m seeing here, this is to me a wonderland, and we commend them.”

He added that the project, which had been approved to operate as a free zone, would attract lots of businesses due to the availability of stable power supply.

He further said, “From what the Managing Director of the company, Mr Adil Kurt, said, the park is going to create not less than 40,000 direct employment, and that is huge.

“There is no government that will not support this kind of investment.

“Having gone around, we can attest to the fact that this is really what we need to grow our economy. You can imagine how the whole of Idu will be developed.

“This is what every government craves for, and we must give them the necessary support.”

Earlier, Kurt said that the park, which sits on 250 hectares, was being developed as a free zone and currently featured 208 workshops.

He equally said that the park was designed to support SMEs and others.