A young university graduate, Mr Wilson Ekeledirichukwu, who set up a fufu processing plant valued at N75,000, at Ihiagwa, near Owerri, said he established the outfit in order to be self-employed and also create jobs.

Ekeledirichukwu, a graduate of animal science from the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Owerri.

NAN reports that fufu is a local delicacy, made from fermented cassava and is popularly eaten by many Nigerians, especially people from the Southern and North-Central Nigeria.

“As an undergraduate, I resolved that I will be among Nigerians to create jobs and not those looking for jobs that are not easily available in this country now.

“After my National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme in Oyo State between 2014 and 2015, I first ventured into paint production but discovered that the project required much capital,’’ he said.

Ekeledirichukwu said that he finally settled for the processing of fufu, adding that the equipment for the fufu processing cost him about N75, 000.

He said that the “uniqueness of our fufu is that it has no odour,’’ adding that rather than the local method of pounding fufu, his outfit “uses turning method and gas cooker to process the product.’’

According to him, he has been supplying fufu to restaurants in his alma mater, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, (FUTO), Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri and growing number of customers.

Ekeledirichukwu put the staff strength of the outfit at three, with N15,000 each monthly salary. He said that his intention was to established a food processing firm with capacity to engage over 100 workers.

“If I sustain the income margin I am making now, I hope to establish my dream business before long.’’

“I feel that there are vast opportunities to tap by the young and energetic Nigerians, all that is needed is for people to have entrepreneurial spirit to drive their vision.’’


http://www.aksmedias.com.ng/2016/11/graduate-sets-up-n75000-fufu-processing.html

“If I sustain the income margin I am making now, I hope to establish my dream business before long.’’

Very good.

U shall be great
Bless is the man with little beginning

nice one

i know very soon some idi-otele will come here and say Rochas created 600million jobs in imo state..

bro im proud of you.....may your tap never run dry.

and May your income flow like river benue....Iseeeeeh

Hard working igbos

Igbo kwanu!!! Rie nu!! Muo nu!! Zuo nu!!!

Igbo muru nze muo ozo

Ekele kwa m

.

More power to your elbow!

they won't check names now

Fufu my first love...

Nice




Great Futoite.

hmmm

ok

drabeey c n hear..desist from smuggling henceforth

Nigeria blessed with so much innovators

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Plant indeed!

Hope this will bring the price of fufu down cos I can't keep buying all these small small fufu for #50

More grease to his elbow

That is interesting. I'm happy to hear this. Seems this will be my first fp. Lol I give moral support.

NIice.....pls help and employ all those prostitutes sorry runs girls in Owerri

Akpu 4 life!

good bless we need more people like you make I finish uni fast fast make I venture into rice processing in birnin kebbi I will make it and you will make it by grace of God have ameen .

god bless we need more people like you make I finish uni fast fast make I venture into rice processing in birnin kebbi I will make it and you will make it by grace of God have ameen .

Soon you shall be a millionaire.

Hope some yoots here learn something from this guy instead of crying day and night online waiting for govt jobs and also defending their oppressors who looted their today and tomorrow.

Help me Thank God for counting me among those who grab this mmm opportunity at the right time, I'm also thinking of starting my lifetime investment soon.

hmmmmmm

murphyibiam15:
NIice.....pls help and employ all those prostitutes sorry runs girls in Owerri

. Verbal diarrhea from a Dunce. Better goan submit your CV in person to that guy before it gets late. Time waits for no one.

PaperLace:
Fufu my first love...

Chai! You must be an igbo gurl. Gurl wey like fufu is most likely an igbo babe. Akpu in ur language..

DropShot:
So[s]on you shall be a millionaire.

Hope some yoots here learn something from this guy instead of crying day and night online waiting for govt jobs and also defending their oppressors who looted their today and tom[/s]orrow.

Shut up