Fuel Depot for Ekiti, Ondo Soon
From Funso Muraina in Akure

Government's bid to provide gainful employment in the country would soon receive a boost in Ekiti state as a fuel depot will soon be established by a private company

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This was disclosed by the chairman, Global Fleet Oil, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim at a chat with newsmen in Akure after a dinner by the Akure branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

He said when completed the depot would assist government to reduce unemployment by having over 3,000 youths gainfully employed. Estimated to cost about N3 billion, the depot which he said, would serve both Ondo and Ekiti States would be completed in six months.

Ibrahim, a former governorship candidate of the all Nigerians People Party (ANPP) in the 2003 general election, said that youths the gesture was aimed at easing the youths restiveness which has become a dent on the image of the country.

According to him, once this in place, more filling stations would be opened and more people would be employed in the area.

Ibrahim who recently commissioned 30 filling stations promised to open 20 more in the next two weeks, adding that before the end of the year another 50 would have been added.

By the first quarter of next year, said Ibrahim, Global flex's turn-over would be N40 billion from the present N933 million.

"Global flect has opened 30 filling stations in one day and that is out of the 51 stations that are ready. Another 21 stations will be commissioned in the next two weeks from now and a depot will be commissioned soon."br>