The St. Gabriel’s Coconut Oil Factory Project, a major industrial investment by Akwa Ibom State Government comprises a factory complex complete with administrative offices, production areas, technical spaces, industrial firefighting systems, water treatment plants, effluent treatment plants, and residential quarters for technical and managerial staff as well as parking areas for several raw materials bearing vehicles.
According to the Managing Director of VKS Nigeria Construction Limited, Onur Kumral, a total landmass 78,487 square meters earmarked for the refinery.
The project is located in the serene environment of Ikot Akpan Okop village, along the East-West Road in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area. The project execution was flagged off by Governor Udom Emmanuel during a ground-breaking ceremony on May 24th, 2017.
The factory is expected to employ over 3000 direct workers and has the capacity to crack 1,000,000 nuts a day.
Recall that hybrid coconut trees had been planted on an 11,000 hectare of land at the St Gabriel plantation in a swampland spanning Mkpat Enin, Ikot Abasi, and Eastern Obolo Local Government Areas. Similarly, the Government has ensured that coconuts are cultivated at Okobo, Okon -Eket and other locations in the State.
This makes it the largest coconut plantation in Africa, and the most ambitious coconut project in the world. All this is a conscious effort by the visionary leadership of Governor Udom Emmanuel to prepare Akwa Ibom State, which is Nigeria highest crude oil producing State from over reliance on petroleum.
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Thank you for the great job, well done!
Udom is working!
Nice!
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Thanks sincerely Passion Edge Media for bringing this to our knowledge. Pls, bring more of these to us.
Gov. Udom Emmanuel has good taste just like his predecessors. His projects are world-class standard projects.
May God Almighty continue to bless our state with good leaders.
The priority for safety of personnel in this plant is very poor. It shows low HSE standards in this plant.. I call on the state government to improve the safety standards of this facility
I love this state with passion thank you for bringing it on here
Good job many people said this factory is not working but now i see is working, thanks to d governor udom
I congratulate our state, but I believe they can do better when it comes to HSE. WHY SHOULD YOU HAVE WORKERS OPERATE MACHINES WITHOUT HAND GLOVES. MANAGEMENT YOU CAN DO BETTER. I GIVE YOU A THUMB DOWN FOR FOR THAT SINGULAR REASON, but as for the facility it is a plus plus THUMB UP.
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I love this analysis, the man is over brilliant
How much do they buy coconuts for?
Wow this facility is great.
Udom"s media team should have done more to promote his legacies.
Anyways, posterity will be kind to him as this factory alongside other industries he setup will remain as lasting reminders of his administration.
Please do similar documentaries on other industrial strides of this state. The airline and the whole aviation ecosystem, the meter manufacturing factory, floor mills, automobile plant, etc.
Looking forward to when this factory expands further and becomes listed in the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Alongside other Akwa Ibom industries.
The best of this state is still yet to come and i pray Umo Eno surpasses Udom Emmanuel in all ramifications as that's the only way to ensure the state's economy remains on a steady growth path
Good work here,
Please can I get the contact of the consultant for a business deal on converting the waste from the company to generating electricity. Thanks