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GE To Commits $2m To Upgrade Technical College In Cross River State
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| L) Gerald Ada, Special Adviser to the Governor on Investment Promotion and (R) Prof. Offiong E. Offiong, Commissioner for Education signing the MoU on behalf of CRSG |
Global infrastructure giant, General Electric has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Cross River State to upgrade and equip the mechanical/electrical workshops of the Government Technical College, Ikot-Effanga, Calabar Cross River State. The project will cost GE over $2 million. The signing ceremony was witnessed by the Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke and members of his cabinet.
Governor Liyel Imoke thanked GE for its commitment to investment in Nigeria particularly Cross River state. He said GE’s holistic approach to supporting the Government Technical College was a strategic way of ensuring that graduating students of the school are employable. He called on youths in the state to take advantage of GE’s investments in the state especially GE’s $1billion dollar investment in a manufacturing and assembly facility
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(L-R) Gerald Ada, Special Adviser to the Governor on Investment Promotion, Mrs Tamla Oates-Forney, the Senior Executive, Human Resources, GE Africa, Governor Liyel Imoke, Mr. Phill Griffit, GE Global and Supply Chain Leader for Africa and Prof. Offiong E. Offiong, Commissioner for Education during the MoU signing between GE and CRSG |
“Today, we execute the Memorandum of Understanding between the state Government and GE for the establishment of the mechanical/electrical workshops in Government Technical College, Ikot-Effanga Mkpa here in Calabar at an estimated cost of about $2m. This is part of the GE Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy for building strong partnership with the state. We appreciate GE’s wiliness to continually invest in Cross River state and build capacity in our people”, the governor said.
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 (L-R) Prof. Offiong E. Offiong, Commissioner for Education, Gerald Ada, Special Adviser to Cross River State Governor on Investment Promotion, Governor Liyel Imoke and Mr. Phill Griffit, GE Global and Supply Chain Leader for Africa during the MoU signing between GE and CRSG |
Global and Supply Chain Leader for GE Africa, Mr Phil Griffith stated that his GE was excited about its operations in Africa and the prospects and opportunities that the continent offers. He said this was the first major step the in efforts to develop a pipeline of talents that could take up employment with the planned manufacturing facility. Mr Griffith said “The partnership is part of efforts to deepen our presence in Nigeria through a unique localisation strategy. GE will Revamp the present infrastructure of the technical college to international standards, review and upgrade the school curriculum and train the school’s lecturers.”
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(L) Mr. Phill Griffit, GE Global and Supply Chain Leader for Africa and (R) Mrs Tamla Oates-Forney, the Senior Executive, Human Resources, GE Africa signing the MoU on behalf of their company |
Senior Executive, Human Resources – GE Africa, Tamla Oates-Forney disclosed “As a company, we believe that our people are our most in important assets and to that end, we make huge investments in training and human capital development just as a normal way of doing business globally. In Africa, it should not be any different. This is just another step of many that we are making in developing talent, not just for GE, but for the continent as a whole. ” Tamla also said that GE’s plan for the Government Technical College was to produce technicians that are not just employable in Calabar or in Nigeria, but are employable in any part of the world.
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