The company, Atmosfair Climate Sustainability Limited produces Save80 Cookstove, a fuel-efficient cookstove with less firewood in cooking.
This was contained in a statement on Friday by the press unit of the government house after a meeting between the state Governor, Pst. Umo Eno, and the national team On Climate Change led by Ach. Ezekiel Nya Etok, at Government House, Uyo.
Governor Eno commended Ach. Nya Etok for using his contact to make Akwa Ibom leverage the climate change initiative which assured the provision of land, security, personnel, and other logistics to fast-track the establishment of the company in the state
“Climate change is something the world talks about today. We have listened to all the good things you have said and we are interested straight away. In the next one week, we are going to appoint a Special Assistant on Climate Change who will be the vocal person.
“He will spend all the time traveling around with you and ensure that he brings back reports to us and the things that we must do. We will do that as quickly as possible to show you the seriousness that we attach to this project.
“Thank you so much for also deciding to cite the factory here. We will provide the enabling environment, security and necessary support and of course, the goodwill of the Government is available to ensure that we get everything we need to do on climate change, such as the Energy Transition Plan to make Akwa Ibom fully integrated,” he explained.
Pst Eno disclosed his plans to convoke a state dialogue where issues bordering on the state development would be discussed to chart a way forward using the A.R.I.S.E Agenda blueprint, adding that climate change would be clinically analysed for full integration and implementation in the state.
“We will have Akwa Ibom dialogue. We are trying to bring everyone to the table to have a good conversation about Akwa Ibom; our A.R.I.S.E agenda to be specific, and we will begin to look at the issues from the agenda.
“I think that is what the dialogue is all about. It is about the Akwa Ibom people and how we can tap from the goodwill of the people who are scattered everywhere.
Earlier, the leader of the team Arch. Ezekiel Nya Etok expressed appreciation to the Governor for granting an audience to the team despite the short notice.
He highlighted the composition of the National Council on Climate Change, saying that it has President Bola Tinubu as Chairman with Vice President as Vice Chairman and eleven Ministers, National Security Adviser, and Central Bank Governor as members of the Advisory Board.
Ach. Etok noted that with a budget of about seven billion dollars for Africa with Nigeria as an integral member, the state stands a good chance of benefitting from the project with the proposed establishment of Atmosfair AG which he recommended as one of the Amnesty programmes scheduled in the South-South region of the Country.
He said Atmosfair AG has established a factory in Kano and is being set up in Keffi in Nasarawa State while the Akwa Ibom factory would cover operations in the south-south and thanked the Governor for readily keying into the initiative.
On his part, the Director General National Council On Climate Change, Dr Salisu Dahiru, informed the state administration that the Council is the apex body for policies and decisions on Climate Change in Nigeria.
He assured that the state would benefit optimally from the Energy Transition Plan which seeks to phase out gasoline and Diesel generators and its attendant hazards in the environment.
