From Uche Nnorom, Makurdi
Wives of Commissioners of Benue State under the auspices of Exco Spouses gave lauded the developmental strides of the Governor Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia.
The wives who made the commendation when the embarked on tour of projects in Makurdi town, noted the giant infrastructural as well as industrial growth being witnessed in the State.
President of the Spouses of Commissioners Dr(Mrs) Bamidele Ornguga said the tour has afforded them the opportunity to see how the governor is empowering the citizens in skills acquisition through the Benue Fashion hub
“We are here to see the laudable projects embarked upon by Gov Alia. We have seen alot. We went to the fashion hub, it is a beautiful site with various types of machines where our youths are empowered. We saw young ladies being useful.
“There are over 120 machines including monograms we saw suites that were produced. I want to appreciate the Governor for the passion he has to empower the citizens of this state and I want to encourage Benue people to utilize these facilities.
“We came to the Zeva Brewery and saw the production of the drink. It is beautiful site to behold. We were told that they will soon start producing carbonated drink like Malt. It is a noble one for financial empowerment. We commend the good work the governor is doing and we pledge to support him and our spouses to continue in office”, Mrs Ornguga who is the wife of the Commissioner for Justice and Public Order said.
On his part, the State Commissioner for Finance Michael Oglegba who facilitated the tour stressed that the governor has invested hugely in industrialization, establishment of companies and infrastructure.
We visited the Zeva Brewery to see for ourselves what is happening. Here is the fully automated beer making factory. There is a line for baking and carbonated drinks which will soon come onstream. We have the water line that would be functional soon. We say well done to the Governor” Oglegba said.
It should be noted that the Benue Fashion hub according to the General Manager Tete Hembafan graduated 100 trainees last years and is currently training 300 while the
Zeva Brewery produces 5000 per day and have gotten 2 distributors outside the state.
