Lalong mourns NASCO founder, Ahmed Nasreddin who died at 96

Plateau State Governor, Simon Bako Lalong has expressed deep condolences to the NASCO family over the passing of the founder of the NASCO Group of Companies, Dr Ahmed Idris Nasreddin, who died at the age of 96.

Lalong, in a message of commiseration, contained in a statement issued by the governor’s Spokesman Dr Makut Simon Macham, described the passing of the patriarch of the NASCO family as a great loss not only to the family but to the people of Plateau State and Nigeria as a whole.

The governor said the late Nasreddin was a visionary leader who established NASCO in Jos in 1963 as the first jute bag factory in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa, in response to the desire of the nation’s founding fathers to meet the challenges for effective bagging, storage and export of the large agricultural products from the country.

The statement said “This vision by the late Dr Ahmed Idris Nasreddin saw the company growing from its little beginnings to become a major conglomerate with successful companies in manufacturing, real estate, hospitality and logistics, trading, among others.

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‘’NASCO has over the years remained a major employer of labour in Plateau State and continues to contribute to the economic prosperity of the state and Nigeria at large through tax revenue and corporate social responsibility,’’ said the statement.

‘’Lalong, while consoling the family, management and staff of NASCO Conglomerate, said the legacies of the late business mogul will continue to prevail, particularly when the company he founded many years ago is waxing stronger and being successfully run by his son, Dr Attia Nasreddin and other members of the family.’’

It added that Lalong assured the NASCO family of the support and collaboration of the Plateau State Government as he prayed to God to grant the soul of the deceased eternal rest and to comfort the family.