Naija wey dey show small small dey shine as President Bola Tinubu don launch beta policy wey go make our industry stand gidigba! For Abuja yesterday, Tinubu gree say di way di stock market dey rally na clear sign say we dey move forward. Dis na hot gist wey dey gas people, as e support di new National Industrial Policy 2025 wey dem just unveil.
As di event dey burst, Tinubu wey send Vice President Shettima stand in for am, talk say anybody wey dey observe Nigerian Exchange go just dey carry excitement. E even share story about how one of im paddy don loss N1.7 billion in stocks overnight! Naijas dey chop sharp gains, and na dat vibrancy dey show say despite wahala, Nigeria still get wetin e take to jive.
Di hall full with government top officials and big boys and girls for business, all of dem dey reason am as dem come witness dis new industrial roadmap wey fit turn tings around.
Di market don dey shine since last year, thanks to some sharp economic reforms, and di way people don dey rush to invest. Pension funds and local investors join hand to make di stock exchange dey shine as dem see am as real indicator of economic confidence.
Tinubu no hold back; e talk say dem go form good structure wey go make Nigeria compete well for di world stage. E reason say, ‘To fit enter di industrial revolution wave, we gatz plan well well. And we for don dey talk am as we dey unveil dis important policy.’
He emphasize say dis policy na product of tori wey dem don discuss with stakeholders all over di country. Na wetin dem deff do to reshape our industrial base, connect better value for sectors, and ensure say productivity, competitiveness, and jobs carry di spotlight for our economy. No more fragmented value chains, dis time na all for one!
“Industrialisation no be play play matter, na action we go dey take!” Tinubu clear am.
He still add say di policy go help sabi Nigeria as a major player for di African Continental Free Trade Area. E dey ensure say we no just dey export raw materials; we dey talk finished goods. Dem go focus on our micro, small, and medium enterprises as dem dey key for di growth. Poverty no suppose be dia only side hustle!
Tinubu talk say dem go also prioritize skills, tech, and innovation. Dis one no be something wey dem go just write down; dem go dey measure success by how many factories dey open and di jobs wey dey create for our people.
Di private sector go step up to make sure say di economy grow, and di government go provide di environment wey go make business dey flourish. E dey sing praise to manufacturers and entrepreneurs wey dey carry load for Nigeria despite di challenges; dem too dey produce their own power! Tinubu also talk about Aliko Dangote contribution say e generate plenty money for di country through im industries.
John Enoh, di Minister of State for Industry, don talk about how di ban wey dem put on raw shea nut export don turn di sector around, wey make Nigeria become shea butter exporter! E even talk say shea butter exports don increase by 250 percent in just one year! This na wetin we call real transformation for local economy.
Boye Olusanya, di CEO of Flour Mills, don share im mind during chat as e talk say dis policy go push investment from all sides. Di new roadmap no be just another paper; if e work well, e fit una Nigeria blow up exports and cut down unemployment. Nigeria be gely with young population wey fit carry di industrial future, if we fit work together with discipline.
No time to waste o, dis work don start gangan, no waiting till next year. Make we stand up together as naija go take action!
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