Tinubu’s aw Shea Policy Will Make Nigeria Global Leader – Minister

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has described President Bola Tinubu’s caller suspension of earthy shea exports arsenic a bold determination to unlock Nigeria’s immense economical imaginable successful the shea manufacture and found the state arsenic a planetary person successful shea accumulation and value-added exports.

The curate made the declaration astatine the 20th Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) Northern Zonal Accountants’ Conference yesterday, successful Minna, Niger State.
Idris, represented by the director-general of the Voice of Nigeria (VoN), Mallam Jibrin Ndace, said the suspension was not conscionable a argumentation restriction, but a transformational initiative.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s caller impermanent suspension of earthy shea exports is not a specified argumentation experimentation but a bold and forward-looking measurement aimed astatine unlocking the afloat imaginable of our agrarian economy,” Idris said.

“By insisting that much of our shea beryllium processed locally, the President is ensuring that Nigeria, which accounts for implicit 50% of the world’s shea production, does not stay a supplier of earthy materials but becomes a planetary person successful high-value shea products,” helium said.

The minister, who hails from Niger State, Nigeria’s shea-producing epicentre, noted that the argumentation volition payment the authorities and different producing regions.

He added that it would stimulate section investment, facilitate exertion transportation and accelerate processing capableness development, particularly successful agrarian areas.

“This decisive measurement volition make prime jobs for our younker and women, boost overseas speech net and deepen Nigeria’s information successful planetary worth chains,” helium added.

The curate commended the National Shea Products Association of Nigeria (NASPAN) for supporting the President’s directive and reiterated the national government’s committedness to creating an enabling situation for implementation.

Idris emphasised that the shea export argumentation is portion of President Tinubu’s broader economical renewal agenda, anchored connected accountability, inclusiveness and nationalist re-orientation.

Speaking connected the league theme, “Socio-Economic Potentials, Accountability and National Re-Orientation: Unlocking Nigeria’s Future,” Idris urged Nigerians to clasp the integrity and corporate work values.

“Accountability remains the cornerstone of each thriving society. To unlock Nigeria’s future, we indispensable perpetrate to doing things otherwise – surviving by the close values, holding institutions accountable and putting Nigeria archetypal successful each our actions,” helium stated.

Highlighting ongoing reforms nether the Renewed Hope Agenda, the Minister listed cardinal projects and initiatives, including: “The Lagos–Calabar Coastal Superhighway, the Sokoto–Badagry Superhighway (1,068 km), with 125 km moving done Niger State, Rehabilitation of the Eastern obstruction corridor, Establishment of Regional Development Commissions, Fiscal subject and integer transformation.”

Idris said these projects bespeak the administration’s committedness to fairness, inclusivity, and nationalist development.

The curate besides pointed to improvements successful governance systems similar the Treasury Single Account (TSA) and the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) arsenic tools that person enhanced nationalist fiscal management.

He noted that Nigeria’s upward question successful the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index — from 145th successful 2023 to 140th successful 2024 — proves the reforms are working.

Idris called connected accountants and different professionals to service arsenic strategical partners successful Nigeria’s re-orientation and betterment efforts, noting that their expertise is indispensable successful promoting transparency, accountability, and sustainable development.