 Good morning everyone I hope you can hear me. Yes we can your excellence. Thank you very much. Your Excellency the governor of AQT state and chairman of the governor's forum who is present here today. Honorable Ministers, the Honorable Minister for Mines and Steel and the Honorable Minister of State for Mines and Steel. The Minion Director and the entire team of the Dupia Gold Project and the Minion Director of the Heritage Bank. Several other distinguished guests who are here today, ladies and gentlemen. First let me apologize for joining you late. I didn't know that traffic was even possible on these online type meetings as well. I mean I've had quite a day a couple of clashes here and there so I'm extremely sorry for coming in late but this is such a special occasion and I think it's absolutely important that the federal government shows its full support and appreciation for the great work that has been done and the commencement of what I am sure is going to be a landmark opportunity not just for Nigeria but also for West Africa and indeed an entire region. The Dupia Gold and Precious Metals Refinery Project was championed by the High Commissions of Nigeria and Canada and has been several years in the making. I am told almost about seven years in the making and we all know already that Nigeria has a potential reserve of almost 200 million ounces of gold and of course most of this had not previously been exploited. So in many senses we've had these reserves, we've had these opportunities but they were all waiting but they were waiting for refining opportunities such as we have today. So what we are looking at here is an extremely valuable new source of trade, of jobs and of foreign exchange. The project will create primary employment for local artisanal miners and mining cooperatives and also across the entire solid minerals value chain. Off-take agreements between Dupia Gold and local mining communities and owners of recyclable gold will be a useful provider of jobs in our post-COVID economy. The positive multiplier is expected to extend even further as the Dupia Gold project will encourage the emergence of smaller scale mining companies who will now have a transparent and welcoming market for their mine gold and precious metals. This will again create jobs unleash economic opportunities especially in the mining communities. Within this project we are also commissioning the nationwide Dupia Heritage Bank gold and precious metals buying centers. This is part of a valuable private sector collection opportunity which we have also which is also coming on with this project. Now the Dupia Heritage Bank Gold and precious metals buying centers, I personally think is a very important part of this project because it provides a sustainable way for Nigerians to exchange their gold jewelry and other precious items for cash. This system of exchange also helps to encourage the culture of recycling. It will also serve as a complementary source for the raw materials needed for the Dupia Gold and precious metals refining company. The buying centers will also enable the responsible management of some of the electronic waste that will be produced. As much as possible the federal government will continue to support and will continue to ensure that our policies support this sector and support projects such as this one that we are launching today. Some of these policies are already in the pipeline and I'm sure that the ministers have already shared their thoughts on this and some of the planned ideas and policies with you. I'd also like to commend the Heritage Bank for their invaluable support for this project and also for gold mining production refining and trading in Nigeria. Again I must commend the management of this project of the Dukia Gold project. I think that this is very innovative. It is the it is the sort of project that we expect that we want at this time is a sort of project that we think will contribute positively not just to our economic growth but to some of the groundbreaking ideas and programs that this administration is trying to put on screen especially as we renew our economic direction and as we focus our economic direction. I must also commend the efforts of the honourable ministers of mines and steel, the honourable minister and the honourable minister of state and also the federal ministry of foreign affairs for the role that they've played in ensuring that this has come to be. I must also commend of course the high commissioners of Nigeria in Canada and the United Kingdom and all their foreign missions for providing the enabling environment and support for the actualization of this project. Once again it's my very special pleasure to be here and to celebrate with you all as stakeholders on this launch of the Dukia Gold project. It is therefore my very special pleasure to officially commission this project the Dukia Gold project. Thank you very much. God bless you.