‘Emulate Gov Sule’s Industrialisation Policy’

Igbawase Ukumba in Lafia

Former Governor of Edo State, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday advised the federal government to emulate the industrialisation policy of the Nasarawa State Governor, Mr. Abdullahi Sule.

Oshiomhole gave the advice while fielding questions on a political discussion programme on Channels Television, which was monitored from Lafia on Wednesday night. 

He, therefore, commended Governor Sule for taking the bold step to industrialise Nasarawa State, stressing that that was the way to go.

The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was particularly happy with Governor Sule for not crying over the situation he met in the state on assumption of office.

“I am very excited Sir, you are looking out, not crying over the situation you met in Nasarawa, maybe a civil service state. You are boldly taking steps to become one of the industrialised states. That is the way to go,” Oshiomhole stated.

He particularly commended the Executive Order introduced by Governor Sule mandating companies coming into Nasarawa State to mine solid minerals to also process the products locally.

According to Senator Oshiomhole, both the federal and state governments should emulate the Nasarawa State’s governor to encouraging investors to invest in manufacturing simply because that is where the jobs would come.

He emphasised that the prevailing security challenges confronting the nation can be traced to the fallout of social exclusion where young and the not so young Nigerians were socially excluded because they were illiterate or even where literate don’t have appropriate skills.