Governor Simon Bako Lalong has expressed the deep condolences of the people and Government of Plateau State to the NASCO family over the passing of the founder of the Nasco Group of Companies, Dr. Ahmed Idris Nasreddin who died at the age of 96.
Governor Lalong in a message of commiseration described the
passing of the patriarch of the NASCO family as a great loss not only to the
family, but to people of Plateau State and Nigeria as a whole.
Lalong said the late Nasreddin was a visionary leader who
established NASCO in Jos in 1963 as the first jute bag factory in Nigeria and
sub-Saharan Africa, in response to the desire of the Nation’s founding fathers
to meet the challenges for the effective bagging, storage and export of the
large agricultural products from the country.
He said “This vision by the late Dr. Ahmed Idris Nasreddin
saw the company growing from its little beginnings to become a major
conglomerate with successful companies in manufacturing, real estate,
hospitality and logistics, trading among others. NASCO has over the years
remained a major employer of labour in Plateau State and continues to
contribute to the economic prosperity of the State and Nigeria at large through
tax revenue and corporate social responsibility”.
The Governor said because of the faith that the late
Nasreddin had in Plateau State, NASCO remained rooted in the State throughout
the difficult moments when the State witnessed crises that affected its
development.
Governor Lalong while consoling the family, Management and
Staff of the NASCO Conglomerate, said the legacies of the late business mogul
will continue to prevail particularly when the company he founded many years
ago is waxing stringer and being successfully run by his son, (Dr) Attia
Nasreddin and other members of the family.
Lalong assured the NASCO family of the support and
collaboration of the Plateau State Government as he prayed God to grant the
soul of the deceased eternal rest and comfort the family.
Dr. Makut Simon Macham
Director of Press & Public Affairs to the Governor of
Plateau State.
22nd May 2021
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