 I'm very especially pleased to join you today on this very special occasion of the commissioning and handing over ceremonies of the YAM Storage Facility at Zaki BM International YAM Market. I also bring you the very warm greetings of Mr. President who is very excited about this project especially because a major concern for him has been that the COVID-19 crisis should not in any way disturb agriculture and the food supply chain. That we're able to commission this project in the midst of the pandemic is especially heartwarming for Mr. President. The Zaki BM International YAM Market is probably the biggest YAM Market in the world because Nigeria is of course the largest producer of YAMs in the world. It accounts for sales of possibly 70% of YAMs that are cultivated in the country. Over 200 trucks loading and told close to 2 million tubers of YAMs go out of that market every week. However, the market has had very little storage capacity and its infrastructural facilities are way behind its capacity and the size of commerce that goes on there every day. Aside from that, post harvest losses have been a major problem of agricultural production in Nigeria. Nigeria produces 17 million tons of YAM annually but loses up to 40% on account of inadequate storage and processing facilities. So following discussions between the federal government's MSME clinic project, the Benway State government and market stakeholders, it was unanimously agreed that this 200,000 capacity YAM storage facility should be located right there in the Zaki BM Benway State, Nigeria's undisputed food basket. Perhaps I should quickly explain the role of the federal government in these and similar projects. In 2016, Mr. President asked me to chair an initiative called the MSME clinic. The idea was to provide a meeting point in every state between the regulatory or approving authorities such as NAFDAQ, SON, the Corporate Affairs Commission, the FIRS and small and medium scale businesses in every state. So at such an event, the MSMEs bring their problems and challenges to the regulatory authorities and the authorities can then offer on the support services and advice to the MSMEs. This includes advice even on how to access credit, especially through the Bank of Industry. One of the initiatives of the clinics was the idea of building shared facilities for the benefit of small businesses, for smaller medium scale businesses, operating within defined clusters. This is because most individual businesses cannot on their own afford equipment necessary for their businesses. So for example, for a cluster of tailors or shoemakers, government will provide industrial equipment in a facility to be shared by all the tailors or shoemakers within those clusters. This is the same principle here, a yam storage facility to be shared by yam farmers and sellers in this market. We now have functioning shared facilities in or your state and in voucher states and we intend to extend this to all states of the federation where there are commercial clusters that require these types of facilities. The shared facility is also an opportunity to improve the working and trading environment for smaller medium sized businesses. So in this particular facility, in Benwick State, we have also had the following features. Aside from the two units of warehouses with a combined capacity to store 200,000 tubers of yams, there is a reconstruction of 660 units of stalls and sheds, the construction of a police and also a market administrative building, the construction of eight units of public toilets, the provision of solar powered bore holes with an overhead tank and the construction of internal roads with drainage. The installation of solar street lights also is part of the full complement of what we will have in this Zaki yam market. So let me thank the under minister of industry trade and investment and the under minister of state industry trade and investment. Their ministry is the anchor ministry for the MSME clinics and they've shown great dedication and commitment to these clinics and this project in particular. I'd also like to commend the governor of Benwick State, His Excellency Dr. Samuel O'Tom, for his leadership and the solid support that he has given to this project and also to congratulate him on this commissioning of this project. This is a game changing project. One after the other the federal government is fulfilling its obligations and its promises to Benwick State and I noticed that his Excellency the governor mentioned other promises that have been made. We are taking it one at a time. Here is one, your Excellency, be happy and satisfied with this as we go on and certainly everything that we promise we will do. I also commend and congratulate our MSME clinic partners and everyone that has worked to make this possible. It is therefore now my very special pleasure to commission this 200,000 capacity yam storage facility at Zaki BM yam market Benwick State on this day the 9th of June 2020 to the glory of the Almighty God and for the benefit of the people of Benwick State, Nigeria and all Nigerians and all those around the world who will buy and eat Nigerian yams. God bless you all. Thank you.