The minister noted that the establishment of the first phase of the SMC steel mill and the ground-breaking of the second phase would complement the company's existing investments in the agri-business sub-sector, pointing out that the mill ranked among the largest private sector investments in the steel sector in Nigeria.
Katika hatua hiyo Dkt Mwijage alisema kuwa Wizara yake inaendelea kuhamasisha Sekta binafsi kuwekeza katika Sekta ya viwanda vidogo, vya kati na vikubwa ikiwa jukumu kuu la Serikali ni kuhakikisha nchi inakuwa salama na inajenga mazingira wezeshi kwenye sekta binafsi kuzalisha na kufanya biashara.