The Honourable Commissioner for Commerce Pst Mrs Rosemary Archibong in a guided tour round the Piles and Poles Factory yesterday, in company of the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Industries expressed high level of confidence with the expected output.
Our quarry here in Akamkpa, Cross River State is second to none, that is why the Governor decided to site the Piles and Pylon Factory close to the raw material”, the Commissioner stated this and expressed high level of confidence on the product output.
In brief;
The Cross River State Piles and Poles Factory near completion which has already begun testrun in some of her components was established as a result of high demand for piles and pylons concrete for the ongoing signature projects of Bakassi deep seaport and the 275 kilometer Super Highway.
The factory, which is located in Awi, Akampa Local Government Area of the State where limestone is found in commercial quantity, according to Governor Ayade, is to provide cross arms piles and poles with latest technology that can resist wind speed as a coastal state.
It’s projections and expections is that the factory will not only provide the pylons and poles for the state and it’s neighbors but will also generate thousands of direct and indirect jobs for the teeming youths.
Standard Organizations have accredited all the designs to have been completed inline with even more superior specifications.
The project which is lying on over ten thousand hectares of land will produce civil structures that will make quality electricity poles available for all the coastal communities in Cross River State.
The Commissioner reassured the Government’s commitment to deliver on mandate as their primary target is to draw the needed market to the mega project.
Our target is to partner with major Agencies and market across the globe like the Rural Electrification Agency of Nigeria in the supply of quality magnetic poles for their electrification projects across the region and we are already in talks with the body – Mrs Rosemary.