Governor Chukwuma Soludo has paid a facility visit to Sir Emeka Offor’s multi-million dollars abandoned oil and gas equipment fabrications company, Katzec Engineering Limited, located at Ilashe land, Snake Island, Lagos State.
According to the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Christian Aburime , Governor Soludo was officially conducted round the expansive land where the company is located by Sir Emeka Offor, the Chairman of the Company Mr. Mike Simpson, Director and Mr. Tochukwu Odukwe, Group Director.
The Governor was shown some of the pathetic sights of the multi-million dollars equipment and machineries which have been purchased and put in place for years but are currently un-utilized.
Kaztec Engineering Limited, was established by Sir Emeka Offor to play a pivotal role in the development of the oil and gas sector of the Nigerian economy via fabrications, pipeline laying and installation and jackets for offshore platforms. The company came into existence in 2010 and officially stopped work in 2015 till date due to government force majeurs.
It was observed that to breathe fresh life into the company, it will require the intervention of both the federal and state Governments to save the massive investments already made and the massive equipment and machineries decaying away in the expansive land where the company is located.
Governor Soludo commended the patriotic investment and entrepreneurial zeal demonstrated by the Chairman in establishing the company while regretting the abandonment and rot of the massive equipment and machineries which need immediate intervention.
The Governor was accompanied on the trip by the Majority Leader of Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon.Ikenna Ofodeme, Commissioner for Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Barr. Anthony Ifeanya, Commissioner for Industry, Mr. Christian Udechukwu, Managing Director ANSIPPA, Mr. Mark Okoye and Barrister Leo Chiegboka, Lagos Liaison Officer.
Other personalities at the visit include Senator Ibrahim Hadejia from Jigawa State, Hon Chudy Offodile, Chief Okey Nwosu, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, Mr. Oliver Alawuba, among several others.
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