By Najem Francis, Sokoto
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has commended the efforts of the federal government to diversify the economy of the country, saying that the move would have long term positive effect on the lives of the citizenry.
The governor who spoke while declaring open the 9th Meeting of the National Council on Industries, Trade and Investment, said Sokoto had already taken a cue from federal government and doubled its efforts to create sustainable industries in all parts of the country.
He said that as a state that was endowed with rich solid mineral deposits, his administration has made it a top priority to explore and exploit them for the benefit of the state and Nigeria.
“We are making huge progress in harnessing those resources for the benefit of our people. We believe this will go a long way in complimenting paradigm shift agenda of Federal Government from oil to non oil sectors,” he added.
Tambuwal said that in its effort to create enabling environment for investments, the state government has worked out strategic plan which has so far yielded positive result.
“This initiative led to the establishment of an organic fertilizer plant, Sokoto textile factory, sugar processing factory, tomato processing factory, among others, scheduled to come on board soon.”
The Governor called for new measures to address market deficiencies and ensure effective price management in the country.
“To achieve this, priority attention should be given to product quality control mechanism and standardization to protect the consumer, while ease of doing business should be extended to small businesses by way of ensuring ease of access to financing and other support services.
Earlier in his remarks, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah, said the diversification agenda of the Federal Government has now placed the country among top nations promoting reforms worldwide.
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