Kwara SEC approves N1.8bn for construction of garment factory

The State Executive Council (SEC) in Kwara State has approved N1.8 billion for the establishment of a garment production factory.

Alhaji Bashir Adigun, the Special Adviser, Political Communications disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Ilorin.

He said the factory, to be known as Garment Production Village in Ilorin, will provide job opportunities for thousands of Kwarans, particularly youths and women.

He said the Commissioner for Enterprise, Hajia Arinola Lawal while presenting the memo at the council meeting presided by the governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, explained that the bidding process for such high-end projects in line with the procurement law, putting the cost of the garment factory at N1.8bn to be awarded to Freshvine Nigeria Ltd out of the three firms that bidded for it.

He said the commissioner highlighted all stages of due process and transparency the award of the contract went through before the presentation of the memo for the final council approval.

He said, “The commissioner also explained that various sustainable plans are in place for the factory to succeed.

“Approving the memo, the council observed that the factory will be the largest in West Africa.

“The council noted with delight that when operational, the factory has all the potentials to put Kwara on the world map and change the status of the state from a civil service state to a state with impressive industrial presence.

“The Governor meanwhile explained that the project is primed to attract backward integration worth over N2bn of CBN investment in large scale cotton production in Kwara North and parts of the south.

“These upcoming investments come on the heels of the agro-processing zone proposed for the northern senatorial district and fixing of the road connecting the phenomenal Owu Fall in Kwara South and the campuses of the Kwara State University in the two regions.”