From David Christopher,Lafia
Barely one week after hosting an investor interested in generating hydropower at Farin Ruwa Dam in Wamba Local Government Area, Governor Abdullahi Sule has received another investor, Strom Infrastructure and Management Limited, who have shown commitment to develop Farin Ruwa project.
Governor Sule hosted the delegation led by its protem chairman and Chairman of Jaiz Bank, Alhaji Mohammed Bintube, at the Government House on Tuesday.
It would be recalled that Governor Sule had last week, hosted the co-founder of Cenpower Generation, Mr Kweku Awotwi, a US-based investor who has indicated interest in Farin Ruwa and Doma Dam projects for hydropower generation.
While receiving Strom Limited in his office, the governor said he saw the great potentials in Farin Ruwa immediately after coming into power in 2019, with his administration taking steps to open up the area for investment opportunities.
He explained that having been a member of Vision2020 power committee, he saw the opportunity to fulfil one of the roadmaps to meet the power needs of the country through generating hydropower at Farin Ruwa Dam.
“When we worked on that committee, one of the areas to generate power was hydropower. I am happy to say that one of the sources is in Nasarawa State. We have no excuse but to follow that up and ensure that it materializes,” he stated.
Governor Sule expressed confidence in partnering Strom Limited to develop the project for hydropower generation and irrigation.
He said his administration is in a hurry to bring on board, all its ongoing projects, as well as those identified to hold great potentials for the development of the state.
In his opening remarks, Alhaji Bintube said they were in Nasarawa State to complement the good work that Sule is doing to bring development to the state.
Bintube explained that Strom is an infrastructure investment manager, a multinational company with presence in Mauritius, Namibia, UK and Nigeria.
The Founder/CEO of Strom Infrastructure Investment Limited, Kolapo Joseph said the company is conversant about investments in Nigeria. “In our work, we know we have to work with the state. I want to assure Nasarawa State that we are determined,” he said.
