Tinubu’s bold Shea policy to make Nigeria global leader, says Idris

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has stated that President Tinubu’s caller impermanent suspension of earthy shea exports is simply a bold and strategical measurement aimed astatine opening up the immense economical imaginable of Nigeria’s shea manufacture and positioning the state arsenic a planetary person successful the shea economy.

The Minister’s Special Assistant (Media),Rabiu Ibrahim, said successful a connection connected Tuesday that helium said this arsenic the Special Guest of Honour astatine the 20th Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria,ICAN,Northern Zonal Accountants’ Conference successful Minna, Niger State. Idris hails from Niger State, which is the epicenter of Shea accumulation successful Nigeria.

Represented by the Director General of the Voice of Nigeria, Mallam Jibrin Baba Ndace, the Minister said: “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. 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.”

He noted that Niger State, the hub of shea accumulation successful Nigeria, stands to payment tremendously from this transformative initiative. “This decisive measurement volition stimulate section investment, thrust exertion transfer, and accelerate the improvement of processing capacity. It volition besides bring astir the instauration of prime jobs for our younker and women successful agrarian communities, boost overseas speech earnings, and deepen Nigeria’s information successful the planetary worth chains,” Idris said.

He besides commended the National Shea Products Association of Nigeria (NASPAN) for embracing the President’s vision, adding that “the Federal Government is providing the enabling situation to marque it a reality.”

The Minister stressed that the argumentation connected shea is simply a captious plank of the President’s broader economical renewal drive, rooted successful accountability, nationalist re-orientation, and inclusivity.

On the taxable of the 20th ICAN Conference, “Socio-Economic Potentials, Accountability and National Re-Orientation: Unlocking Nigeria’s future” Idris said accountability remains the cornerstone of each thriving nine and to unlock Nigeria’s future, citizens indispensable collectively perpetrate to doing things otherwise by “living by the close values, holding institutions accountable, and putting Nigeria archetypal successful each our actions.”

The Information Minister besides highlighted the ongoing reforms nether the Renewed Hope Agenda, encompassing fiscal discipline, infrastructure renewal, integer transformation, and younker empowerment, which helium said are laying “the motivation and organization compass needed to unlock Nigeria’s immense quality and worldly potentials.”

He said the operation of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal superhighway, the Badagry–Sokoto superhighway, the rehabilitation of the Eastern obstruction corridor, and the constitution of Regional Development Commissions, among others, show equitable organisation of resources, guided by fairness and accountability nether the contiguous administration.

“It’s worthy mentioning that the 1,068-kilometre Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway, which is 1 of the 4 Legacy Projects of the President, volition walk done respective states, including Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Ogun, Oyo, and Lagos. About 125 kilometres volition beryllium constructed wrong Niger State,” helium said.

The Minister said the Federal Government is leveraging tools similar the Treasury Single Account and the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) to tighten controls, trim leakages, and reconstruct subject successful however nationalist resources are being managed.

According to him, Nigeria’s sustained betterment successful the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, moving from 145th presumption successful 2023 to 140th successful 2024, is not a fluke, but the effect of the diligent implementation of cardinal policies that blocked leakages and promoted accountability and transparency.

“The removal of substance subsidy and the unification of the speech rate, 2 landmark argumentation reforms of this administration, person delivered a decisive stroke against long-standing avenues of discarded and maltreatment of nationalist funds. These bold measures bespeak the President’s commitment...