A firm in Ondo State, the Ore Industrial Park, has expressed its ability to employ thousands of youths in the park, which comprises many factories.
The firm, which was sited in Ore, in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, was recently inaugurated by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd).
The Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of the park, Mr Femi Akinkuebi, said the project was in collaboration with the state government in a bid to industrialise the state and provide employment opportunities.
According to him, the park was targeting to employ not less than 120,000 workforces within the next twelve years.
He said,
“Apart from providing employment, the park is to empower our people because there is one we are building now call production hub whereby you just need to bring your equipment we have space for production in order to encourage our local people.
“One of the thing we are considering in the areas of CSR ( Corporate Social Responsibility)is to give direct employment to the people of Odigbo Local Government Area because we don’t believe in giving any money to individuals or group of people. What we are looking at is to empower them”.
He reiterated that the OIP was to create employment through industrialization in order to eradicate poverty, improving the standard of living, boost wealth creation, unleash the nations industrial potential, build a reputation for Nigeria in technology and industrialization.
Akinkuebi also revealed that about six companies were currently on ground running while another six companies will soon start working at the park.
The CEO urged the people of the state, particularly, the youths to take advantages of all that were happening around them from federal, state and local level saying that banks were willing to help and give loan to serious entrepreneurs out there.
” The OIP provides world-class infrastructure and ultra-fast operational efficiency, proximity to raw materials and target markets, uninterrupted power supply, easy access to gas and adequate security.”
