By Moses Nosike
One of the visions that Olamilekan Adegbite had when he was appointed the minister of Mines and Steel Development a year ago was to put the nation on the track of industrialization, which entailed developing the Steel sector. And for that to happen, Adegbite understood that he had to turn his attention to Ajaokuta Steel Complex and work for its revival. About three months after he was appointed minister, Adegbite embarked on a tour of Ajaokuta steel complex and was amazed at the facility he saw which was largely in good shape but was grounded. During the tour he commended the workers for maintaining the facilities in the steel complex, noting that most of the facilities were still functional, and as such over the years, the problems facing the company had not prevented the workers from receiving salaries.
“This place would have become a ghost town and you wouldn’t find anything anymore, the plants are here and they run them. There are a…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
