GRADUATE SETS UP FUFU PROCESSING BUSINESS. SEE PHOTOS

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A young university graduate, Mr Wilson Ekeledirichukwu,
who set up a fufu processing plant valued at N75,000, at
Ihiagwa, near Owerri, said he established the outfit in order
to be self-employed and also create jobs.
Ekeledirichukwu, a graduate of animal science from the
Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), spoke in
an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on
Friday in Owerri.
NAN reports that fufu is a local delicacy, made from
fermented cassava and is popularly eaten by many
Nigerians, especially people from the Southern and North-
Central Nigeria.
“As an undergraduate, I resolved that I will be among
Nigerians to create jobs and not those looking for jobs that
are not easily available in this country now.
“After my National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme
in Oyo State between 2014 and 2015, I first ventured into
paint production but discovered that the project required
much capital,’’ he said.
Ekeledirichukwu said that he finally settled for the
processing of fufu, adding that the equipment for the fufu
processing cost him about N75, 000.
He said that the “uniqueness of our fufu is that it has no
odour,’’ adding that rather than the local method of
pounding fufu, his outfit “uses turning method and gas
cooker to process the product.’’
According to him, he has been supplying fufu to restaurants
in his alma mater, Federal University of Technology, Owerri,
(FUTO), Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri and growing
number of customers.
Ekeledirichukwu put the staff strength of the outfit at three,
with N15,000 each monthly salary. He said that his
intention was to established a food processing firm with
capacity to engage over 100 workers.
“If I sustain the income margin I am making now, I hope to
establish my dream business before long.’’
“I feel that there are vast opportunities to tap by the young
and energetic Nigerians, all that is needed is for people to
have entrepreneurial spirit to drive their vision.’’
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