BIPC Ready to transform Benue economy
By; Henry Iyorkase, Makurdi
The Managing Director of Benue Investment and Property Company BIPC Dr Raymond Asemakaha has expressed the determination to collaborate efforts with Mulltinational and revived moribund industries in the State.
The BIPC boss made the declaration at the weekend during interface with journalists in Makurdi, Benue State capital city, emphasising conscious efforts would be intensified towards finding permanent solution to the impasse.
He further expressed enthusiasm if these company were resuscitated the 4: 8 unemployed population will become a thing of the past.
The renowned financial analyst reiterated his desire to cue into the deliberate policy Governor Hyacinth Alia administration to ensure provision of adequate jobs opportunities is made available to the people with a view to putting smiles on the faces of the indigene.
” Asemakaha an astute banker of repute implored if this is done insecurity amongst other criminalities will drop to the barest minimum in the land ”
To this end he informed his company has embarked on palm oil exploration as well as diversification into bakery for production of loaf bread in large quantities, bottle water all for commercial purposes to stem the tide .
” with desire to cushion the effect of unemployment and to ensure provision 60 to jobs quarterly towards assisting to reduce the rate prevalent in the State ”
The BIPC boss averred the state GDP is estimated at 5;8 billion noting further that hence there is company even if you saved 20bilion stressing there is always Capital flight due to these impasse.
The renowned financial analyst reiterated that entire population in the comprises 6,3m emphasising out of these 4:8 were unemployed which he described as alarming proportion stressing it against the law.
He noted that graduates are churned out on in their thousands in addition to others yearly without having any thing to do emphasising the scenario would soon Change for the better.
In his comment Chairman of Correspondents Chapel charged the organisation to organised workshop on how journalists can received tutelage on financial resorting.
