The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo is set to commission the Edo State Fertiliser and Chemical Company Limited in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday, August 29.

Prof Osinbajo will first pay a courtesy visit to the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II after been received by Governor Godwin Obaseki before proceeding to Auchi for the inauguration of the 55,000 metric tones-capacity fertilizer plant.

According to Godwin Obaseki’s website, the rejuvenation of the Edo State fertilizer plant is an integral part of the governor’s Accelerated Agriculture Initiative designed to support and actualize the job creation and food sustainability vision of the Buhari’s administration, through Public Private Partnership (PPP).

It further stated that the Edo State fertilizer plant managed by WACOT Limited will benefit from the unprecedented bilateral cooperation between the Governments of Nigeria and Morocco, which has already resulted in the revitalization of 11 fertilizer blending plants across the country.