The Denmark government has expressed its eagerness to expand the commercial interests of the European nation in the state of ENUGU, expressing enthusiasm when associating with the State in key sectors of the economy and other areas of mutual benefits.
Denmark, who is a member of the European Union, declared this when his government delegation and his Danish businesses led by the Consul General of the Danish Real Embassy in Nigeria, Jette Bjerrum, met with the governor of the state of Enugu , At Government House, ENUGU, Monday.
Bjerrum, who also functions as Chief of Commerce of the Danish Embassy in Nigeria, said that his interest was inspired by values shared with the State Government of ENUGU, such as transparency, responsibility and inclusiveness, as well as the speech of Governor MBAH in a Event in Lagos.
She emphasized that, contrary to negative generalization, the state of Enugu was an example that many good things were happening in Nigeria.
“People are looking for all bad stories on Google, but we want good stories to also know; To say this (state of ENUGU) is also Nigeria, and this is where good people generate trust and work with transparency, responsibility and traceability.
“I am here to understand what is important for Enugu. They (State of Denmark and ENUGU) have similarities. Transparency, responsibility and transformation are important values for ENUGU. They are also important values for Denmark. Inclusion, diversity and equality at all levels for all as well.
“What we listen to as the governor's music is the focus on children, the focus on our young people. The initiative of the smart school, which is really impressive. The agricultural value chain. Waste and waste to the transformation of energy. All logistics initiatives that are happening. The International Airport, the Cargo Space and the medical care projects that are also being led by the governor. We are really impressed.
“Now we must be fast because things really move here in Enugu. We are here to discover how we can help improve them more. We have Danish companies here. We have the group that supplies the first tractors. We have a new tractor assembly center. So how do we get more Danish companies to come here, they are established and work together with the citizens of Enugu? That's why we are here, ”he said.
“We come from a country of waste to energy, wind and solar energy. We know that he cannot do it in a day, but we would like to know how to support the process and then the development of capacities.
“Low colgro fruits will be in agriculture because that is what we do. That will also include logistics, etc. ”, He concluded.
Speaking, Governor MBAH reformulated his government's commitment not only to create a friendly business environment, but also to eliminate risk investment, encourage investors through offtaus, noting that the visit of the Danish delegation was a Great impulse for the effort of its administration to grow state. Economy seven for a sum of $ 30 billion in the next six years.
“We have already signed an agreement with the Danish company, Odk Group, and that agreement will see us acquiring tractors from them. What is also interesting is that they are also willing to have their assembly plant here. But we feel that this is just an entrance point.
“We also have more than 300,000 hectares insured as land of land for agriculture. So, like Denmark, agriculture is also our soul. 40 percent of our economy is based on agriculture.
“We also have an initiative that we are now implementing called Farm Estate, which is in the 260 electoral rooms in ENUGU. Therefore, each room will have a massive land extension that will control access.
“We also plan to create value in those products. Therefore, we are creating special areas of agroceaming processing that will arise soon. This will be a unique window for manufacturers where you will have everything you need to have to manufacture as water, access roads, electricity, even houses and stores. You just connect and play.
“In cattle, we are investing greatly and we are also looking for association in that regard. We have ensured around $ 20 million for cattle investment. We are working on a mass ranch; We hope that ranch takes more than 20,000 cows, ”he added.
MBAH also highlighted opportunities in several other sectors, such as tourism, health, logistics and aviation.
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