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Bayelsa, Sifax Group To Partner On Aviation, Maritime
The Bayelsa State Government has harped on the need to collaborate with Sifax Group towards the development of its aviation and maritime potentials based on the expertise of the conglomerate.
The agreement was reached after the top management team of the Bayelsa State Investment Promotion Agency (BIPA) led by the Director General, Mrs. Patience Ranami and Managing Director, Bayelsa properties & Investment Companys Godwin Konyefa paid a working visit to Sifax Group in Lagos, Thursday.
In a statement signed by the Corporate Affairs Manager of Sifax Group, Mr. Muyiwa Akande and made available to our correspondent in Lagos said the team toured the facilities of the company’s subsidiaries at Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), Ports and Cargo Handling Services Limited, Sifax Haulage and Logistics Limited.
The statement quoted Ranami as saying that the aim of the visitors was to collaborate with Sifax group in the development of the huge business potentials in the state, adding that the SAHCOL’s team had earlier visited the state to inspect its new cargo airport.
“After the visit of SAHCOL team to Bayelsa, we were invited to take a firsthand tour of the facilities of the company before the cargo airport begins operations. We wanted to get things right.
“With our visit today, we are marveled at the excellent business operations of the company, we don’t just want to build any kind of warehouse neither indulge in any shady operations of the airport, we want Sifax Group to come with their technical expertise in the development of Bayelsa State,” she said.
On his own part, Konyefa was impressed with the facilities and operations of Sifax Group and commended the company for its level of investment and expertise, which he said, would be beneficial to Bayelsa State.
He said, “After the tour of SAHCOL we found out that the right partner we have been looking for is SIFAX Group.
They have all it takes to develop the newly –built Bayelsa airport. We also want to engage them in the development of the deep seaports-located in Agge.
“After touring the facilities we are challenged at the homegrown logistics solutions that Sifax group has in its arsenal. “We are engaging the company in the varied business options that will be mutually benefitting to both the government and the company,” he concluded.
Nkpemenyie Mcdominic, Lagos