Governor Udom Emmanuel has stated that the coconut factory built by his administration in Onna, will generate 1,500 direct jobs and thousands of indirect jobs.
According to a statement by the state government, in just three years in office as the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Emmanuel has improved the economy of the state by encouraging the development of small-scale industries.
This stems from the governor’s belief that small firms are relevant and vital to the development of the state economy and not just the big firms alone.
The governor has seen to the creation of various small firms that have in turn boosted the economy of the state.
Akwa Ibom now hosts companies that manufacture tooth-picks, pencils, plastics, bamboo pulp, hydro form blocks moulding, electric metering, syringe and coconut oil factories, in addition to a flour mill and a…
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