By Tony Adibe
‘RedArrows Industrial Complex’, a new industrial estate in Oji Urban, within the Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State will offer hope of new investments with capacity of creating employment for unemployed youths in the area.
The Chairman of Aulic Nigeria Ltd an indigenous construction company, Prof.Nick Ezeh, said this in a chat with journalists in Enugu as a prelude to the groundbreaking of the project that will take place on Friday, July 10th, at the project site, Oji River Urban.
Ezeh said that the RedArrow Industrial Complex “is a landmark project set to drive” Industrial growth and economic development in Enugu state.
NewsBits recalls that Oji River town was among the towns established by the British Colonial administration, the home of Oji Thermal Power Station which powered the defunct Eastern Region, utilising Coal deposits from Enugu coal mine.
However, reports say that perceived negligence and abandonment of many government establishments like the Federal Tanery, the General Hospital, the Oji natural water basin popularly known as the Wonderful Water, retarded the pace of development of Oji Urban and it’s surrounding communities upgraded into Oji River Local Government Area, as far back as 1976 when the military government was in office.
But economic observers said that the initiative would immensely help to encourage multi national companies to invest in Oji Urban, utilising abundant natural resources such as water from the river, direct power supply from Oji transmission Center, the plain land and geographical disposition of Oji town between two state capitals of Awka in Anambra state and Enugu in Enugu state, among others.
