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| Cross River Governor Ben Ayade |
Cross River Governor Ben Ayade has likened his Industrialisation policy to pioneering industrial revolution in Nigeria.
The governor stated this while inspecting the installation of equipment at the state-owned Calavita noodles factory currently under construction.
The noodles factory is one of the industries established by the governor at the industrial park, Calabar.
According to the governor, his efforts at industrializing Cross River by citing industries across the state is the first time in Nigeriaโs recent history that a state government has driven industrialisation on a large scale.
โYou have private sector driven industrialisation but this is the first time in recent history of Nigeria that a state government has embarked on large scale industrialisation.
โCross River is actually pioneering industrial revolution in Nigeria,โ the governor stated.
He disclosed the noodles factory will wrought a paradigm shift in the noodles market when operational.
โCalavita noodles will be made from rice as opposed to wheat.
โAnd the rice is freshly home grown rice. Calavita noodles will come in three flavours-Rice, Chicken and Suya.
โIt is a digital replacement of existing noodles,โ he explained.
The governor expressed delight the noodles factory, which according to him would soon commence production, is a veritable income earner for Cross River.
โIโm happy that we are bringing food technology and fusing it with the issues of food security. We are ensuring that Cross River wins a bit of the market share of the school feeding programme for which federal government has spent N228 billion.
โNAFDAC is coming for final inspection after which it will issue license and the factory will commence productionโ, he disclosed.
Governor Ayade appealed to the people of the state and Nigerians to patronize Calavita noodles when the factory starts rolling out its products.
