By; FUNMI ADERINTO, Kaduna
Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani on Monday, rounded up the hugely successful two -day state visit to Qatar with dear President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR.
A key highlight of the visit was the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Nigeria and Qatar across multiple sectors.
According to him, “the state visit afforded the Kaduna State Government the opportunity to strengthen its existing partnerships with the Qatari Government and the the state-led humanitarian organization, Qatar Charity. We also explored new areas of cooperation.
“We held fruitful meetings with investors in the areas of solid minerals, agriculture, energy and infrastructure development. CGK GLOBAL, a waste management company with capacity to generate hydrogen and electricity wants to set up a plant in Kaduna with the possible injection of 350 Million Dollars.
“Two ABU DHABI based companies, Masdar and Taqa expressed interest in collaborating with the Kaduna State Government in the areas of power generation and distribution using gas.
“PASKO Limited, a South Korean international mining company with specific interest in lithium wants to invest in Kaduna State.
“Another international mining consortium, TROVEC Group expressed interest in collaborating with the Kaduna State Government in prospecting, exploring and exploiting different mineral deposits, as well as the establishment of a Mining Infrastructure Fund.
“Together with the Honourable Minister of Health, Prof. Ali Pate, we paid a visit to one of the leading hospitals in Qatar, Sidra Hospital located in Doha, to study its healthcare model and explore the possibility of forging a partnership with the Hospital to boost healthcare delivery in Kaduna State. In particular, we held discussions on a cooperative agreement in respect of the running of the state of the art 300-bed Kaduna Specialist Hospital.
“In the area of Agriculture, we held a meeting with the Managing Director of STALLION GROUP Nigeria to finalize discussions on the establishment of a 100,000 – hectare rice farm, as well as the setting up of an Assembly Plant for Ashok Leyland in Kaduna.
“We also held a meeting with representatives of a Qatar based Real Estate Company, Dream Construction, that expressed interest in partnering with the Kaduna State Government to develop the Mando Mechanics Village.”
