By Dipo Olowookere
The sales of organic fertilizer produced by the Sokoto-IML Company Limited have commenced. The firm was established in 2016 as a joint-venture entity between the Sokoto State government and IML Industries Ltd.
Flagging off the sales at a ceremony last week, the state governor, Mr Aminu Tambuwal, described the development as a clear testimony of his administration’s ongoing efforts to enhance the economic well-being of Sokoto State’s residents.
“The micro and macro-economic policies of both the federal and Sokoto State governments have started yielding positive results.
“As we can see, positive results have been churned out from sectors like agriculture, manufacturing, entrepreneurship development and other areas in the social investments chain.
“It worthy to note that governments at all levels are making progress in empowering the people to become self-reliant with a view to addressing socio-economic challenges bedevilling the country,” Mr Tambuwal said at the event.
The Governor, at the ceremony, announced the purchase of two trucks of the fertilizer for each of the 23 local government areas in the state, totalling over N104 million.
He said government’s strategic investment plan has been worked out and is being implemented through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) under the management of Sokoto Investment Company.
The Governor said Sokoto State is one of the few states in Nigeria endowed with lots of unexploited natural resources adding that significant progress has been made in the last two years in harnessing such resources for the benefit of the people.
Adedapo Adesanya 
Modupe Gbadeyanka