THE Benue State Government is set to build a brewery to stop capital flights to other states after discovering that its residents consume beer worth N850 million monthly.
The Managing Director of Benue Investment and Property Company (BIPC), Raymond Asemakaha, unveiled this to journalists on Tuesday, May 7, in Makurdi, the state capital.
He said the brand’s name would be revealed during its launch in December.
Asemakaha led reporters on a tour of the planned water, bakery, and brewery plants in Makurdi and explained that the idea to establish a brewery was spurred by recent research indicating that a significant sum of money is spent on beer each month in the north-central state.
He stated that the company’s goal was to provide Nigerians and Benue residents with a premium beer produced locally in the state, which utilises local ingredients.
He declared that BIPC would stop at nothing to ensure that customers could drink a unique beer because it was not in competition with any other brewery.
He said that when he came on board, he discovered that the rate of alcohol consumption in the state was about N850 million per month.
Asemakaha said the company was out to give Benue and Nigerians a high-premium quality beer made in the state using local raw materials.
He said that BIPC was not in competition with any brewery company therefore, would do everything for the people to enjoy a beer with a difference.
He said, “Basically, when we came on board, we understand that the rate of alcohol consumption in the state is between N850 million per month.