Wow! Nigerian Graduate Sets Up Fufu Processing Firm Worth N75,000

A Nigerian graduate has been praised for
his industrious ability after he set up a fufu
processing firm to sustain himself.
A young university graduate, Wilson
Ekeledirichukwu, who set up a fufu
processing plant valued at N75,000, at
Ihiagwa, near Owerri, said he established
the outfit in order to be self-employed and
also create jobs.
Mr. Ekeledirichukwu, a graduate of animal
science from the Federal University of
Technology Owerri (FUTO), spoke in an
interview with the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN), on Friday in Owerri.
Fufu is a local delicacy made from
fermented cassava, and is popularly eaten
by many Nigerians, especially people from
the Southern and North-Central Nigeria
“As an undergraduate, I resolved that I will
be among Nigerians to create jobs and not
those looking for jobs that are not easily
available in this country now.
Mr. Ekeledirichukwu said he finally settled
for the processing of fufu. He said the
equipment for the fufu processing cost him
about N75, 000.
He said the “uniqueness of our fufu is that
it has no odour”, adding that rather than
the local method of pounding fufu, his
outfit “uses turning method and gas cooker
to process the product.’’
According to him, he has been supplying
fufu to restaurants in his alma mater,
Federal University of Technology, Owerri,
(FUTO), Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri
and a growing number of customers.
Mr. Ekeledirichukwu put the staff strength
of the outfit at three, with N15,000 each
monthly salary. He said his intention was
to establish a food processing firm with
capacity to engage over 100 workers.

‘’After my National Youth
Service Corps (NYSC)
programme in Oyo State
between 2014 and 2015, I first
ventured into paint production
but discovered that the project
required much capital,’’ he
said.
“ ”
“If I sustain the income margin
I am making now, I hope to
establish my dream business
before long.’’
“I feel that there are vast
opportunities to tap by the
young and energetic Nigerians,
all that is needed is for people
to have entrepreneurial spirit
to drive their vision.’’