Yobe Delegation Visits World’s Largest Fertilizer Plant in Morocco
A Yobe State government advance team to Morocco has visited the OCP/Jorf Lasfar fertilizer complex, the world’s largest fertilizer company, in a bid to resuscitate the state’s fertilizer blending plant.
Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, the Director General Press and Media Affairs to the Governor made this known in a statement on Wednesday.
The team, led by the Secretary to the State Government, Baba Malam Wali, included the commissioners of Agriculture, Mustapha Goniri; Higher Education, Prof. Bello Kawuwa; Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ibrahim Adamu Jajere; and the Chairman of Damaturu Local Government Council, Bukar Adamu.
Amine Jamaleddine, the Facility Information Officer of the complex, who conducted the delegation around the facility, said the OCP/Jorf Lasfar fertilizer complex is the biggest fertilizer company in the world with an all-year-round production capacity.
“It has a production capacity of 15 million tonnes of fertilizer annually. The complex has about 20,000 staff, with the company producing fertilizer supplying all parts of the world,” she added.
She expressed the company’s readiness to partner with the Yobe State government to resuscitate the state-owned fertilizer factory.
The team leader, Baba Malam Wali, expressed satisfaction with the commitment of OCP/Jorf Lasfar fertilizer factory and the consultants to partner with the state government to resuscitate the Yobe fertilizer company.
“The Governor Buni administration has a strong commitment to revive the factory to meet the fertilizer needs of farmers in the state, generate employment, and export to improve the revenue of the state,” he said.
Similarly, the state Commissioner for Agriculture, Mustapha Goniri, said the revival of the fertilizer factory would boost the ongoing agricultural revolution in the state by the Buni administration.
“Last year, the state government launched a massive agricultural empowerment programme with 100 tractors, solar pumps, irrigation facilities, other farm implements, fertilizer, improved seeds, herbicides, and pesticides, among others, and distributed them to farmers free of charge.
“Again, last month, an additional 40 tractors were procured by the state government to boost crop production to enhance food security and for exports to improve the revenue of the state,” Goniri said.
The African Network Center, the consulting firm, expressed optimism that the partnership would be beneficial to both parties.
“The government and people of Yobe State would benefit immensely from this partnership, which would ensure food sufficiency and security. I have seen the great commitment by Governor Mai Mala Buni to improve agriculture in the State, and we are putting everything in the right place to make this partnership succeed and for the Yobe State government to succeed,” he said.
Meanwhile, Governor Buni is expected to arrive in Morocco for partnerships in other areas, including education and direct investments in local government areas.
