Date: 2018-03-24

The Permanent Secretary, Kwara State Ministry of Industry and Solid Minerals, Alhaji Saad Ola Haliru says his ministry is set to ensure the success of the 7th Trade Fair holding in the state from Monday the twenty sixth of this month to the eight of April , this year.

According to him , the state government has three ministries that have stakes with the Kwara Chamber of Commerce , Industry , Mines and Agriculture, (KWACCIMA) namely , Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Solid Mineral and Ministry of Agriculture. Alhaji Haliru said as far as his ministry is concerned , it is to showcase the industrial produce as well as the mining sector while all the industrialists in the state have been sensitized about the trade fair.

He added that the Ministry has stakeholders that will facilitate the presentations of the states abundant resources such as the National Association of Industrialists .

The Permanent Secretary also explained that another stakeholder in the Ministry is the Raw Materials , Research and Development Council and the local weavers known as Alaso Oke .

According to him , the miners will showcase all their mineral resources like tantalite , marble , gold and a host of others during the trade fair as well as the local weavers (Aso Oke) .

Alhaji Halihu therefore appealed to investors to participate fully in the fair so as to showcase the mineral potentials of the state particularly to the outside world.