.By Danliti Ibrahim
The Minister of Industries, Trade and Investment, Mr Niyi Adebayo, on Tuesday, said the federal government will boost the current intervention support to the manufacturing and key sectors of the economy to improve their productivity amidst the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The minister stated this when he led a delegation from his ministry to pay a Courtesy Visit to Emir of Kano Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayaro.
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The minister who was represented by director planning and strategies, ministry of Industries, trade, and investments, Alhaji Tijjani Inuwa Babura, said they were in Kano to assess how the pandemic coronavirus has created a consciousness among Kano citizen on the need for all stakeholders to look inward in solving the economic challenges.
Tijjani Inuwa who is also the chairman of Committee on Sustainable Production and Delivery of Essential Commodities during Covid-19 assured the Emir of Kano that the minister emphasized the need to boost local production of key commodities going forward which are Produced by Industries
The on-going distortions in the Nigerian economy occasioned by instability in the management of forex, lack of electricity, infrastructure, as well as increased taxation, have continued to fuel the closure of industries and their plants in Nigeria’s North-west state of Kano, he added.
A total of over 200 manufacturing plants and Industries have closedown in the city of Kano from 1994 to date, due to lack of electricity.
In his response, Emir of Kano Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero assured to give his support in the committee in order to revive Kano Economy through Industries.
