Eze Hails Ayade on Industrialisation, Seeks Investment in Ginger Production
An industrialist, Prince Arthur Eze, has lauded Governor Ben Ayade-led administration in Cross River State for the high level of industrialisation in the state.
Commending Ayade for his vision and foresight, the business mogul said nowhere in Africa has he seen such widespread industries undertaken by a state government.
Speaking shortly after inspecting the various industries already completed at the Ayade Industrial Park, Eze said: “I have never seen such a thing anywhere in Africa. I have travelled round
East, West and North Africa, but I haven’t seen such. The people of Cross River are lucky to have this young man as governor who is creating a lot of jobs for the teeming unemployed young people with the intent to create even more and this gives hope for the future.”
He further added that “Ayade is indeed a wonderful human being and God will bless him for what he is doing in Cross River.”
Noting that the feat accomplished by Ayade could only be likened to extracting water from a rock, the billionaire businessman said: “This state had oil wells, but those wells were long taken away and given to another state, but God sent you a good leader to take care of you and chart a new course for Cross River State. Ayade has used the wisdom God bestowed on him to run the affairs of this state and I urge you all to join hands with him and build something that will be even more long lasting than oil, which is agriculture.”
Disclosing possible areas of collaboration with the Cross River State government, Eze who has placed orders for the supply of face shields produced from the state’s garment factory, said: “Whatever Ayade does, I am interested in it; in fact, anyway he needs me, I will follow him because he is a young man with so much wisdom and energy.”
While being conducted round the rice seedling and seeds multiplication factory, Eze promised to support the factory with 1,000 bags of rice seeds, just as he requested land for the cultivation of ginger for export.