The Federal Institute of Industrial Research (FIIR) has urged stakeholders to intervene in the repairs of its Kano-based yet-to-be commissioned tomato processing plant and several laboratories destroyed by a heavy windstorm in its Kano North-West regional office recently.
Speaking to newsmen during an inspection visit to the affected structure, the FIIR Director-General, Dr Jumai Adamu Tutuwa, stated that it was unfortunate that the structure which was scheduled for commissioning this August was seriously damaged by the storm and as such the commissioning has to be postponed.
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She explained that over nine laboratories in the multimillion Naira structure have been damaged and that the fabricated tomato processing plant meant to ease tomato wastage has been affected as well.
According to her, a heavy windstorm during the weekend blew off the roof of the newly constructed structure situated in Kano state causing serious damage to it.
She added that if not for the disaster, the structure when fully commissioned, the zonal office would provide job opportunities to many people in the state.
While appealing to the Kano state government and other related agencies to come to the institute’s aid in putting the structure back together, the chairman business and investment committee of the board, Chief Ajayi Nicholas, revealed that the damages incurred had seriously affected the huge investment made by the institute in Kano adding that something needs to be done as soon as possible to put the multimillion Naira structure into use.
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