Edo, NIW Sign MoU On Establishment Of Fabrication Village

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Government of Edo State has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with
the Nigeria Institute of Welding (NIW) to establish a fabrication yard
in the state.

 

Signing
the MoU at Edo State Government House in Benin on Thursday, the state
governor, Godwin Obaseki, revealed that the MoU was to fast-track
industrialisation in the state, assuring the body of power supply to the
proposed fabrication site in the state.
He
said, “Industrialisation is at the core of my administration; at the
core of industrialisation is fabrication, and welding drives
fabrication. We are very excited to work with you and it is an
understanding that we will give life to,” he said.
He
noted that Human Capital was needed to coordinate all aspects of
development and commended the institute for its initiative to train
human capacity in state, adding that the MoU with the institute would
give the state global access to welding processes and technological
capacity to have welding colonies.
Meanwhile,
the President of the Institute, Dr Solomon Edeberi, said the signing of
the MoU went to show the level of confidence the state government had
in the institute.
Dr Edeberi
assured that the team working on the fabrication project would bring
its wealth of experience to bear to justify the confidence reposed on
them, and that the institute would work with all aspects of the state to
ensure that professionalism was inculcated in technical training.
He
added, “We will work to actualise your vision of a technologically
driven state and bring up a centre for welding and technology.

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