The Managing Director of Procter and Gamble West Africa, Manoj Kumar on Wednesday said that the multinational company is working on a new manufacturing plant worth $250 million in Ogun State.
Mr Kumar, who disclosed this in Abeokuta during a visit to the Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, said that the new manufacturing plant, when completed, would employ 750 Nigerians and create opportunities for about 300 Small and Medium-scale entrepreneurs in the country.
He also said the company, which has been operating in the country for 75 years was ready to collaborate with Ogun State Government and the nation at large in the area of human capacity development.
Mr Amosun commended the management of the company for choosing the state as its investment base and promised that his government would not relent in the provision of an enabling environment.
He also announced that he would soon embark on a tour of all the companies operating in the state to get first-hand information on those companies for effective planning.
Mr Amosun said that his government would continue to partner with the genuine investors with the aim of developing Ogun and creating wealth for the people.