Malting Plant Kicks Off In Aba

Orji Commissions N10b Aba Malting Plant

Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji, has commissioned the N10 billion Aba Malting Plant, which is located in Obingwa Local Government Area of the state.

Orji, who performed the ceremony at the company's complex over the weekend, commended its management for the massive investment.

He said the company's decision to site the ultra-modern plant in Aba has further underscored the investment potential of the state, assuring that the government would provide the enabling environment to encourage the setting up of more industries in the state.

He also pledged to ensure the security of lives and property and charged the state's Commissioner for Police to carry out this mandate efficiently.

Orji, who led top members of his cabinet to the occasion, later unveiled the commemorative plaque and went on a facility tour of the plant, accompanied by senior management of the company.

In his address, Mr. Michiel Herkemij, managing director/chief executive, Aba Malting Plant, described the investment as a manifestation of the company's unalloyed support for the growth and development of Abia State.

He recalled that Aba Malting Plant, formerly known as Universal Malting Plant, was incorporated on October 8, 2004, by a group of investors to produce and supply high quality malted sorghum for the food and beverage industry.

Noting that the strategic initiative was conceived to create employment opportunities for Nigerians through technical support to farmers and other entrepreneurs, as well as empower them to produce the vital raw material locally, he said the Aba Malting Plant acquired the Universal Malting Plant on March 1, 2008.

"As at December, 2008, Aba Malting Plant had invested about N10 billion in this project to ensure its sustenance," adding, "Aba Malting Plant is an ultra-modern highly automated sorghum malting plant with the latest technology for the sorghum malting process. The plant is the biggest of its kind in the whole of Africa."

According to Herkemij, the plant would assist in ensuring high quality malted sorghum for the production of beverages of the highest quality for consumers.

"The plant will also become a centre of excellence for sorghum malting knowledge and skills.

"Our goal is to assume the role of an African regional knowledge centre for sorghum research. In addition, it will create sustainable employment through direct engagement in sorghum farming and other activities related to sorghum supply chain management," he said.

"All these massive investments," he said, "have made the company one of the highest investors in the state."

Besides, he appealed to stakeholders to support the government's vision for quick industrial growth and investment promotion in the state by creating the enabling environment for businesses to thrive.

Dignitaries from all walks of life-including traditional rulers in the locality, top officials of government parastatals and agencies, graced the occasion, while Chief Kola Jamodu, the Chairman of Aba Malting Plant, led the company's management team to the ceremony.
http://www.independentngonline.com/news/ndig/article02

thats my Governnor for sure. :)he is kool,

Fraudulent news. 

I actually thought it was a state enterprise.

Because who ever the author is doctored it in such a way that it comes across as if Orji runs the show for the creation of the Plant. No mention or credit was given explicitly to Nigerian Breweries.

It was made to look more like a public project by the Government to grow Abia State.

thanks my broda i was actually thinking it was a state project too when i saw the caption.

I think the Golden Guinea breweries in umuahia should be resuscitated instead
even if under a different name, seems such a wast with that building still
standing there non-functional (last time i checked anyway)
the state capital needs something that enterprising, Aba is fine if you ask me
what with the abundance of private traders and entrepreneurs ,

Golden Guinea breweries will be producing again from December

those kidnappers in Abia will soon kidnapped them.

Lol ''Jona'' is a mentally-challenged illiterate fisherman who needs to be completely ignored

@ dullcaster

You stand ignored