President Muhammadu Buhari has said the Ajaokuta Steel Complex would provide 500,000 additional jobs for youths in the country.
Buhari stated this during his one-day state visit to Kogi on Thursday.
The president also reiterated the determination of his administration to position Kogi as an industrial hub as well as a solid mineral power base.
He explained how the Federal Government achieved the resolution of all legal entanglements that had bogged down the progress of the Ajaokuta Steel Complex.
According to him, the project stands to benefit the people of the state immensely.