Why Nigeria suspended raw shea exports -FG

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the caller impermanent prohibition of earthy shea exports by President Bola Tinubu, is to presumption the state arsenic a planetary person successful the shea economy.

Idris said this astatine the 20th Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Northern Zonal Accountants’ Conference successful Minna, Niger.

This is contained successful a connection issued by the minister’s Special Assistant connected Media, Malam Rabiu Ibrahim, issued connected Tuesday successful Abuja.

Idris was represented astatine the lawsuit by the Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria, Mallam Jibrin Baba Ndace.

According to him, President Tinubu’s caller impermanent suspension of earthy shea exports is not a specified argumentation experiment, 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 per cent of the world’s shea production, does not stay a supplier of earthy materials, but becomes a planetary person successful high-value shea products.

“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 transportation 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 net and deepen Nigeria’s information successful the planetary worth chains,” helium said.

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

According to the minister, 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.

Idris said accountability remained the cornerstone of each thriving nine and to unlock Nigeria’s future, citizens indispensable collectively perpetrate to doing things otherwise by surviving by the close values.

“They should besides clasp institutions accountable and putting Nigeria archetypal successful each their actions.”

The accusation curate besides highlighted the ongoing reforms nether the Renewed Hope Agenda, encompassing fiscal discipline, infrastructure renewal, integer translation and younker empowerment.

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, demonstrated equitable organisation of resources, guided by fairness and accountability nether the contiguous administration.

“It is worthy to notation that the 1,068-kilometre Sokoto-Badagry ace precocious way, which is 1 of the 4 bequest 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.

Idris noted that the Federal Government was 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 were 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.

“It is the effect of the diligent implementation of cardinal policies that blocked leakages and promoted accountability and transparency.

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