The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday promised widespread industrialisation across Nigeria if elected president in 2023.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that while addressing party supporters at Ahmadu Bello Stadium Kaduna, Tinubu thanked them for the warm reception they have continued to accord him during his previous visits to the state, most recently for the Arewa Joint Committee at the Arewa House and the Kaduna Economic and Investment Summit.
At the rally were APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu; presidential running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima; host- Governor Nasir El-Rufai; and members of the APC’s National Working Committee (NWC).
Also in attendance were Governors Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) and Simon Bako Lalong (Plateau) who is also the Director-General of the Tinubu/Shettima campaign.
Tinubu said: “What anyone who visits the Centre of Learning quickly learns is that you are a resilient and industrious citizenry.
“You have the skills and talent to prosper as individuals, as a state and as a nation with a destiny no one can take away from you.
“You exemplify the best of our diverse and beloved nation.”
Furthermore, Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, told the crowd that he has the track-record of bringing alive the hopes of the citizenry with people-oriented governance.
“With your support, my team and I will improve the economy, secure the peace, promote industry, grow more food and create more and better jobs for the average person.
“Given the opportunity, we shall reform the power sector such that light is brought into every home and productive work afforded every pair of willing hands.
“My administration will improve the education system for all our children including those who seem to have been rejected and forgotten and renew hope nationwide.
“Those who till the soil and grow our food will be helped to produce more and earn more. You farmers who feed this nation, your dignity and pride will be restored,” Tinubu said.
Speaking on his administration’s plans to “massively industrialise” the nation, the former Lagos State governor said, “Our industrial policy will make industries hum again.
“Meanwhile, we shall give the youth the training, access and policy support to explore new economic frontiers in the digital economy and other uses of technology to create new goods and services that benefit the entire population.
“Our infrastructural policy will promote nationwide road and rail transport, enabling small businesses to easily transport their goods across state-lines and engage in productive trade throughout the land. Federal roads, especially the Abuja – Kaduna – Zaria – Kano Road will be turned into productive and safe highways for travel and commerce.
“Bringing jobs and cheaper power for your homes and business, the AKK gas pipeline completion will be a top priority, helping to literally fuel the region’s economy.
“We shall bring order to the mining industry discouraging illegal and dangerous mining, and promoting legal mining to bring better jobs, economic prosperity and security to Kaduna.”
Tinubu noted these will help achieve his administration’s goal of achieving a double-digit economy growth which will see “bringing the most talented hands on deck regardless of their gender, tribe, age or affiliation”.
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