The Economic Development Of Delta State Remains In The Hands Of Indigenes".... PDP Chieftain
"We need large scale farming and agricultural processing investment companies like they have in US, Germany, Holland and other developed countries".
A prominent chieftain of the Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has appealed to investors in Delta State to invest in core driven economic sectors in order to improve, not only the economic base of the state, but the socio-economic development of the individual.
Chief Sunny Onuesoke who is also an environmental expert and a respected opinion leader, made the appeal in Warri, the commercial capital of the state while speaking to a group of newsmen.
According to Onuesoke, the economic development of Delta state remains in the hands of indigenes.
"If we decide to leave it alone for government we cannot move forward", he stressed.
He pointed out that investment in hard core driven economic sectors will lead to rapidly developing economies that have the potential to lift millions of people out of poverty, contribute to global labour pools and create a new consuming class.
The environmental expert stated that, although government had been trying its best in investment development in the economic sector, he however pointed that, it would have been of additional economic boost to the state if the individual investors top their efforts by directing their investments in core driven industrial economic sector.
Onuesoke maintained that the indigenes must cultivate the habit of investing in the hard core employment driven sector instead of hotels, filling stations, shopping malls and plazas among others which have little effort in improving the economy and generating the much needed employment.
“Indigenes of Delta State who are investors including their foreign counterparts should come and invest in large manufacturing industries, farming and agricultural processing industries and high powered industrial investment that will create large scale employment opportunities for the teeming jobless youths in the state".
"I know that the youths of Delta State are ready to work if the jobs are available, but unfortunately the industries, manufacturing companies and other hard core investment based companies are not available to provide the necessary assistance", he lamented.
He explained that in Lagos and Ogun states, there are a lot of hard core large scale investments in those states and that those searching for jobs do not depend on employment from the states.
The PDP Chieftain explained that if such opportunities are created in Delta State, the crime rate in the state will reduce drastically, hence, such investments will take them off the streets and keep them engaged on how to earn their daily bread.
While advising both the Federal and state government to promulgate economic policies that will encourage investors to invest in hard core economic investment in the state, he disclosed that such investments will boost the economic base of government in revenue generation in terms of tax collections.
"We need large scale farming and agricultural processing investment companies like they have in US, Germany, Holland and other developed countries. For instance, if it is rice or cassava farming companies, it will end up processing large scale of rice, garri and other brand of food stuff".
"The end result will be sufficiency in food production for home consumption and exportation which will generate revenue in term of foreign hard currency for the state and the nation", he stated.
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