{"id":59993,"date":"2018-11-10T09:03:58","date_gmt":"2018-11-10T08:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=59993"},"modified":"2018-11-10T12:08:50","modified_gmt":"2018-11-10T11:08:50","slug":"president-buhari-identifies-one-industry-his-government-must-revive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=59993","title":{"rendered":"President Buhari identifies one industry his government must revive"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged the commitment of his administration to revive the cotton and textile industry in the country.<\/p>\n

Buhari said he will bring back the \u2018good old days\u2019 when it employed hundreds of thousands of Nigerians.<\/p>\n

According to a statement made available to DAILY POST on Friday, by the President\u2019s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari said this while receiving the CEO of Vlisco Group, David Suddens, at the Presidential Villa.<\/p>\n

President Buhari welcomed the proposed investment of $200 million by the company in Nigeria, which will, in turn, create 700,000 jobs.<\/p>\n

\u201dI am very much aware of your company\u2019s effort especially your investments in the textile industry, and it is one area that we are trying to develop because it will create employment and boost agriculture,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201dTo get cotton to grow again in the country is like going back to the good old days when the textile industry used to employ more than hundreds of thousands of people.<\/p>\n

\u201dI am very excited about the prospects of reviving the industry because it will keep farmers busy, create employment which brings more security, help the economy, transfer of technology and of course we have a large market to absorb the products,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n

President Buhari reiterated Nigeria\u2019s commitment to forging a stronger economic partnership with the Netherlands, assuring the Dutch investor that the Nigerian authorities will continue to do the utmost to keep smugglers at bay at borders.<\/p>\n

In his remarks, Suddens told the President that the 172-year-old company plans to use cotton grown in Nigeria for production.<\/p>\n

\u201dI want a new strategy that brings Vlisco manufacturing to Nigeria. I want to change the supply chain from Asia to Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201dFor the total supply chain for cotton, textile and garment industry from weaving, spinning, printing to retail, we want to use Nigeria cotton and we have already started to encourage the creative industries in the country to find a voice and give them a platform across the world.<\/p>\n

\u201dI am convinced that it is time for the textile industry to move from Asia to Africa, \u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Also speaking, the Dutch Ambassador to Nigeria, Robert Petri told President Buhari that the company\u2019s visit was a follow-up to his successful visit to the Netherlands in July, during which he met with Chief Executive Officers of Dutch companies.<\/p>\n

\u201dAlso during that visit, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between our two countries seeking more intensified cooperation. After that visit, there were more successive visits by top Dutch officials to Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201dThis shows that we are seriously committed to furthering our collaboration,\u201d Petri said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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