Barely a day after Chinese engineering firm, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Ltd arrived Benin City, to commence preliminary work on the Gelegele Seaport Project, another Chinese company, Tianjin -Yuyung Construction Engineering Company Ltd, has visited Benin to indicate interest to partner the state government on the development of the Benin Industrial Park (BIP).

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, who received the team at the Government House, Benin City, said the final drawing for the park would be completed by the consulting engineers before the end of February.

The governor advised the company to visit the Chinese companies in the state, who had indicated interest to relocate to the park when completed.

"About 2000 Chinese companies are looking for new locations; we are looking at interacting with the companies before the park will be completed,” the governor said.

Managing Director, Tianjin-Yuyung Construction Engineering Company Ltd, Mr. Wen Yujin, said the visit was a follow up to Governor Obaseki's business visit to the company in China about three weeks ago.

Mr. Yujin said the visit to the Edo State Government was to negotiate areas of partnership in the development of the Benin Industrial Park located in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of the state.

The visit swells the ranks of investors trouping into Edo State for the many investment opportunities offered by the state government. The first visitors this week was the Chinese Harbour Engineering Company, which arrived the state to begin preliminary work on the Gelegele Seaport project.

Mr Yujin added that the company intends to get more details about the industrial park and solicit areas of partnership in its development.

"We are in the state as a follow up to the working cooperation the company entered into with the Edo State government and we intend to send a delegation to the State after we have done our preliminary work," he said.

He disclosed that the company was currently working in several states in the country, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ekiti, Niger, adding that they are working on a power production plant using coal in Ebonyi state.

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Yu Jin Wen, Managing Director, Tianjin -YuYang Construction Engineering Company Ltd presenting a gift of a photo portrait to Mr. Godwin Obaseki, Edo State Governor, during the company’s working visit to the governor at the Government House in Benin City on Thursday, January 25, 2018

Our new colonial masters

More photos of the visit inside the Government House, Benin City

...slowly and surely the Chinese are using style to colonise Nigeria and indeed Africa...

thesicilian:
Our new colonial masters

I wonder the stuff that is in your brain. Nobody is colonizing anybody my brother. Its all about industrialization and job creation.

Obaseki is doing great, kudos to him. Just one year in office; whaoh!

TheShopKeeper:
...slowly and surely the Chinese are using style to colonise Nigeria and indeed Africa...

And to you my brother; try and reason. There will be both job inflow, as well ass forex inflow.

PhilipIdaghosa:


I wonder the stuff that is in your brain. Nobody is colonizing anybody my brother. Its all about industrialization and job creation.

Obaseki is doing great, kudos to him. Just one year in office; whaoh!

Learn not to insult people when trying to make a point. Especially when you do not have an in-depth grasp of the subject matter.

PhilipIdaghosa:


I wonder the stuff that is in your brain. Nobody is colonizing anybody my brother. Its all about industrialization and job creation.

Obaseki is doing great, kudos to him. Just one year in office; whaoh!

Obaseki is really doing great. The plans this guy has for the state is just amazing. He is acting like Edo State is a country.

Just amazing. Edo state has so much potential and it now has I think the best governor in the country who is very ready to harness those potentials.

Yoh wouldnt recognize Edo State in the next 4 years!

thesicilian:

Learn not to insult people when trying to make a point. Especially when you do not have an in-depth grasp of the subject matter.

Oga sir, I am sure he was just wondering why you made such an empty and negative remark 'our new colonial masters' without backing up your statement. From the look of it Ogami. he has more grasp of the subject matter more than you do. At least he he explained his point, and I agree.

Indeed, its all about industrialization and job creation!

PapaBrowne:


Obaseki is really doing great. The plans this guy has for the state is just amazing. He is acting like Edo State is a country.

Just amazing. Edo state has so much potential and it now has I think the best governor in the country who is very ready to harness those potentials.

Yoh wouldnt recognize Edo State in the next 4 years!

God bless you my brother. Such a candid opinion!

Thank you my people. Some people just talk for talking sake.

If every governor can perform like Obaseki, will will not have a very vibrant economy to sustain the teaming youth population??

And to educate some folks more, what makes the Dubai that you hear of today tick is nothing but their ability to attract foreign investors. Are those multitude of foreigners in Dubai their 'colonial masters'

Reason and appreciate good efforts please.

And Okowa is somwhere busy commsionin fillin station and rehabiliated roads

Edo is using what God has blessed them bountifully with to get what they need in a country where many states fold their hands to await the ever dwindling monthly federal allocation.

And you know what that blessing of God is? 'BRAIN' ...and Governor Godwin Obaseki sure has some brain, active brain.

Kudos Mr. Governor!

Triple Gbosaaa to the most active Governor; GBOSAAA!, GBOSAAA! GBOSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Does this Obaseki ever rest? I wonder where he gets the energy from.