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By Muhammed Danjuma Ogwu, Lafia
A Chinese company, Jiuling Lithium Mining Company says it has concluded plans to invest over $200million in the establishment of a lithium processing factory in Endo community in the Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The representative of the Managing Director of the company, Xiong Jin disclosed this to Governor Abdullahi Sule during a visit to the factory’s site in the LGA on Wednesday.
Jin promised the Governor of the company’s commitment to build one of the largest Lithium Mining Companies in Nasarawa state.
While giving specific technical details about the size of the factory, Xiong Jin mentioned that the company would pay graduates employed to work at the mining site a minimum of N500,000.
The Managing Director, however called for the state government’s support in the areas of security and infrastructure, while urging the citizens of Nasarawa State to take advantage of company’s presence to aquire relevant technical skills to be able to benefit from the company.
Earlier, Governor Abdullahi Sule while applauding the company for considering to invest in Nasarawa State, called on the youths to make themselves useful by studying technical courses that would afford them the opportunity to be marketable, and contribute to the development of the state and society at large.
The Governor therefore, urged the youths to take advantage of the company’s presence in the area to improve their knowledge and livelihoods throughout the period of their stay in the state.
Our correspondent reports that the inspection visit was prompted by the Governor’s recent trip to China where he visited the headquarters of Jiuling in Yichun, China and also met with the Chairman of the company who promised to establish similar industry in Nasarawa State.
Fielding questions from Journalists shortly after inspecting the facility, Governor Sule said the people of the state will stand greater chances to benefit if they study courses that are relevant to gain employment with the Jiuling Lithium Mining Company.
The governor said, “While I was in China, I sought to find out how this industry will be of benefit to the people of Nasarawa Local Government Area and Nasarawa State at large. I asked them questions, and they started with employment. They said they would employ all our citizens, especially qualified technical people, and they promised to pay them a minimum of N500,000. That is what I also confirmed.
“We have seen a few of the engineers. The appeal I will like to make to our people is that most of the technical people that we have seen are from other states, some from Nasarawa, Kogi, Benue, and Plateau. Why I am very happy and excited is that there are people from Nasarawa State, I will like our people to use the opportunity of studying careers that would give them the opportunity to work in places like this.”
Sule, however, assured that his administration would support Jiuling in the areas of infrastructure like roads, water supply and electricity, disclosing that plans are on top gear to step down power from the national grid in order to cut down on the cost of production.
He then promised that, in collaboration with the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, as well as the Minister of Defence, appropriate steps were being taken to ensure that Jiuling Lithium Mining Company operates smoothly in the state.
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