BY SAMIE WAIKORI
The Premier of Makira Ulawa province, Stanley Siapu says his government is focussing on the next phase of the Kirakira Cocoa Processing Plant, which is procurement of processing machineries for the factory.
Speaking to the paper yesterday, he highlighted the tireless effort of his government with the national government through its line ministries on this landmark economic project.
“After the completion of the first phase of the project which is the building, it is now left with the second phase, which is instalment of processing machineries in the building.
“Recently, the national government has reached out to a company in China which was interested to supply machineries for the project.
“Their business policy is to deliver an upfront payment before they could work on the machineries, according to whatever design can be provided by the government,” Siapu said.
He added that in terms of machineries, designs have already been prepared and await government to do the upfront payment and send it over.
Siapu said this is the current status of the Kirakira Cocoa Processing Plant, stressing the commitment of his government behind this revolutionary project.
The premier said the project was funded by the national government through its line ministries such as; agriculture, commerce and national planning.
He also mentioned that recently, the national government through Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock came up with an idea to review the initial agreement on the project.
Siapu said this will help development partners to have clear understanding on the project and will lay a foundation for potential investors.
He stated that his government will continue to work together with the national government and development partners to ensure the project operates and serves the people of Makira Ulawa province and Solomon Islands.
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