This morning, the visit of Dr. Yousrey ElSharkawi, chairman of the Egyptian African Businessmen’s Association, began to Nigeria (Kaduna State), one of the most important regions in northern Nigeria, to participate and get acquainted with the major investors of Nigeria on one of the most important integrated economic giant projects, which will be built on an area of 919 thousand hectares in two phases, the first phase Including on an area of 717,000 hectares, it includes projects for heavy engineering industries, factories for light engineering industries, and a complex of industries for edible oils, foremost of which are soy oils, which is the Kaduna State area one of the most important agricultural areas for soy, as well as an industrial area for light engineering industries and lighting projects, as well as an area for agricultural and food processing projects, as well as an area for industries The area includes all living and housing buildings for workers and technicians, as well as an integrated administrative complex at an advanced level. The second phase will be built on an area of 210,000 hectares for the textile industries, cotton products and clothing.
Elsharkawi inspected the first preparations initiated by the Nigerian company KK Kingdom, one of the largest companies in the contracting and infrastructure sector that owns the project, and visited the headquarters of the modern power plant that was completed for the region with a capacity of 230 megawatts as a first stage. A meeting was held from the site online with Afrisambank officials in Cairo, in the presence of all The team working on the project site.
ElSharkawi had arrived in Kano yesterday, and from there to Kaduna state, and he was received in the evening at the Palace of Government by the Kaduna State Governor, who hosted a dinner in honor of his visit. It has millions of inhabitants and is one of the richest agricultural and mining regions in northern Nigeria.
Elsharkawi stated that he is very happy to be in the heart of central West Africa and in one of the most important countries in Africa in terms of GDP, which represents with Egypt 33% of the continent’s GDP and 30% of the continent’s population, and that such giant projects will lead to saving more than 50 thousand job opportunities for the sons of one of the countries of the continent and it contributes very effectively to the exploitation of the continent’s resources for its people and its sons, and the volume of investments targeted in this giant project amounted to 2 billion dollars, and this is what we will seek to invite all businessmen and major investment companies globally to cooperate with us in it
Elsharkawi called on all those wishing to invest in between and work in the depth of Africa to the necessity of exploiting such important opportunities, and that there is a renaissance, conditions, advantages and incentives for investment that are available from African governments.
