Minister assures Indorama of quick turnover of products

Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike  and others during a visit to the Indorama Eleme Fertilizer Company Limited

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has assured the management of Indorama Eleme Fertilizer Company Limited, of prompt evacuation of its products. The Minister gave the assurance shortly after a closed-door meeting with management of the company and some directors of his ministry during a facility tour of the company, recently.

He expressed delight with the operations of the company saying: “We are quite impressed with the outlay and the scientific sophistication of this outfit, we are also happy with the products coming out of this place to support agriculture.”

Ogbeh however noted that the ministry was not happy with the reported delays the company experienced in getting fertilizers to farmers.“We are not happy about the delays they are experiencing in having farmers get fertilizers for their farming activities”, he said.

He explained that the development has also resulted in high prices for the commodity.“We have heard what they have complained about and we will go and deal with that problem in Abuja”, he said.

The minister called on the people of Rivers State to give Indorama all the support they need and also encourage other investors to come to Nigeria and follow in their footsteps:“We are encouraging more people, especially the young ones to go into agric and they cannot succeed without the operations of companies like Indorama”, he said.

He assured that within a short possible time the matter would be resolved. The visit was part of the 42nd regular meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Rural Development (NCARD) which took place in Port Harcourt.