Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has charged management of the Indorama Petrochemical Fertilizer Limited, Port Harcourt, to do more for their Nigerian staff through promotion, upgrade, conversion and advancement in their chosen field. This was revealed in a statement by media adviser to the minister, Sola Fasure, stating that Aregbesola said this when he paid working visit to the industrial complex He said, “If I was the Minister of Trade and Investment, perhaps, I would have applauded you and left this place, as the level of investment is quite commendable, but my role as Minister of Interior requires me to speak on the area that concerns me and which is paramount. “You need to improve on the number of Nigerians in your employment. Of course, this is beyond the two-understudy required for each expatriate quota allocation. “Beyond that, a clear path of progression must be created for staff who are already employed. If that is done and all laid down procedures are followed, the Ministry of Interior will continue to deliver on its mandate of ensuring businesses and other interested corporate organizations get all required documentations." Managing Director of the company, Manish Mundra receiving the minister stated that the aim of the firm is to make Nigeria the largest petrochemical hub in Africa, saying, “We have over 700 companies in Nigeria sourcing their raw materials from our company. Beyond that, we restarted exporting in 2016 to ECOWAS countries, South Africa, Latin and North America. Our total export currently stands at two million tonnes per annum. “At the moment, our staff include 155 expatriates and 1,055 Nigerians for the petrochemical plans alone. At the fertilizer plants, we have 177 expatriates and another 1,177 Nigerians in our employ”.
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