Sokoto Governor Calls For Investors To Establish Onion Processing Facility

Sokoto Governor Calls For Investors To Establish Onion Processing FacilitySokoto State Governor Dr. Ahmed Aliyu has called on the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and the National Onion Producers, Processors, and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NOPPMAN) to attract investors for an onion processing factory in the state. He made this appeal on Tuesday during a courtesy visit from NOPPMAN members, including Regional President Alhaji Mustapha Kadiri and NEPC Executive Director Mrs. Nonye Ayeni, ahead of the association’s upcoming international conference in Sokoto.

Governor Aliyu emphasized his administration’s dedication to supporting investors to enhance the state’s economy, particularly in agriculture, where Sokoto is a leading onion producer. “We have distributed fertilizers and farming inputs to our farmers free of charge, a first in Sokoto’s history,” he noted.

He also mentioned the initiation of irrigation farming in several local government areas to further boost agricultural productivity. Aliyu encouraged NEPC and NOPPMAN to leverage their influence to bring in investors for both onion and garlic processing.

NOPPMAN National President Dr. Maitasamu Isa Aliyu praised the governor’s efforts and urged for the establishment of a local processing factory, highlighting that it would greatly benefit the livelihoods of the youth in Sokoto. He commended the governor for supporting NOPPMAN’s international conference and recognized the association as a key player in Nigeria’s onion industry, collaborating with federal agencies to promote agricultural trade.

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