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Tinubu Evergreen City project will boost power supply, create jobs in Nasarawa— Gov. Sule
By David Odama
Nasarawa state Governor, Abdullahi A.Sule has that president Bola Ahmed Tinubu vision of Evergreen City project would boost power supply and create massive jobs for Nigerians
It would be recalled that the Evergreen City project is to be sited in Nasarawa when fully realized.
Governor Sule according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Addra spoke at a meeting with officials of CATL, a behemoth and World largest EV battery producers in China.
The Governor who is in China as part of the Federal Government delegation headed by the Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on Project Evergreen and Spokesman to the President Ajuri Ngelale.
Also in the team is the Managing Director/CEO of the Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria (InfraCorp), Dr. Lazarus Angbazo.
According to Abdullahi Sule, the support system to be provided by the state include a proposed 5000 hectares of land in Karu LGA for the siting of the Evergreen City Project.
He Nigeria’s population with a huge demand for energy is a ready available market for the energy that will be generated from the project.
Governor Sule and the team were earlier taken on a tour of the facilities including the automated assembly line.
The CATL management in what could be described as positive response showed a detailed presentation of how their technologies and associated financing platforms can be tailored to the unique requirements of Evergreen City.
The delegation is also expected to attend similar meetings in Beijing in connection with the Evergreen City project.