Jonathan commends progress on Azikel refinery after Bayelsa visit
Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has commended progress on the construction of the Azikel Refinery in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, describing the project as a potential hub of industrialisation in the Niger Delta.
The refinery was conceived as a strategic industrial project aimed at transforming Bayelsa State into a major industrial hub while creating employment opportunities and stimulating economic growth across the Niger Delta and Nigeria.
In a statement published on his official Facebook page, the former president commended the scale, vision and strategic importance of the refinery, describing it as a “hub of the new industrialisation” of the Niger Delta and Nigeria’s South-south region.
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