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BUA Cement, One among West Africa’s largest Cement firms announced that it’s set to establish a 3 million metric tonnes cement plant and 50 megawatts power plant in Guyuk and Lamurde local governments of Adamawa state within the North Easter area of Nigeria.

This was revealed when the Chairman of BUA, Abdul Samad Rabiu led the BUA Cement Management team on a courtesy name to the Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in the Government House, Yola.

Talking through the visit, Abdul Samad Rabiu stated preliminary findings show that the 2 local governments of Guyuk and Lamurde are reputed to have good quality of limestone deposits and BUA Cement is able to start the funding in the state.

He added that the BUA will use new technologies to produce power to the proposed cement plant and communities of Guyuk and Lamurde along with providing three thousand direct and five thousand indirect jobs.

The Chairman stressed that the Guyuk Cement Plant would be the main funding within the North East by BUA and solicited for help of Governor Umaru Fintiri to arrange the factory in Guyuk.

Rabiu stated the company decided to supply its raw materials locally and it has invested billions of {dollars} in various sectors throughout Nigeria and subsequently urged the state authorities to help BUA to actualize the Guyuk Cement project.

As well as, he praised the dedication of the governor inside one year in office in many sectors of development regardless of the economic challenges in Adamawa.

Responding, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri stated his administration’s effort in exploring local contents began yielding outcomes and thanked BUA for displaying interest in establishing the cement plant in Guyuk.

He further assured the management team of BUA that government will make whatever is required and supply the required help which will create enabling surroundings in order that the BUA Cement company in Guyuk will turn into a reality.

He additionally expressed readiness of the government to protect the investment as soon as it’s established and informed them that his administration will preserve the great relationship with the company for the benefit of the state.

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BUA is Nigeria’s second largest Cement Producer by volume with cement plants in Sokoto and Edo States. The Firm’s latest plant in Sokoto is anticipated to be operational in 2021.

When accomplished, the Guyuk Cement Plant will convey BUA’s total capacity to 14million metric tonnes every year.