The Transparency Advocacy for Development Initiative (TADI) and 50 other Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Monday appealed to President Bola Tinubu to strengthen the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) to ensure that Nigeria agricultural products meet international acceptable standards.
Speaking with Journalists in Abuja, Director of Research for TADI, Mohammed Basah said strengthening and empowering NAQS would make the agency perform better and more effectively.
He further applauded president Tinubu for the re-appointment of Dr. Vincent Isegbe as the Director – General/Comptroller General of NAQS.
Basah said: “We acknowledged that the strategic decision by President Tinubu is a welcome development in his declaration on food security in Nigeria and for the NAQS which signifieses a commitment to moving Nigeria’s agricultural sector forward.
“Dr. Isegbe’s capacity to serve and deliver on his responsibilities at one of the apex agricultural institutions is unquestionable.
“We appreciate President Tinubu’s dedication and commitment to repositioning every sector of the project Nigeria, and fostering hope for all Nigerians, regardless of tribe, religion, and otherwise.
“President Tinubu has consistently made prudent choices in appointing capable and capacity personified individuals to manage critical sectors of the nation.
“This appointment further reinforces his commitment to effective governance and strategic positioning of capable hands towards the nation’s economic progress.
“We look forward to the positive impact expected from Dr. Isegbe’s leadership and expertise to pilot forward the NAQS and the agricultural landscape of the country.
“Transparency Advocacy for development Initiative (TADI) use this veritable medium to applauds President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for entrenching professionalism in NAQS through the renewed Hope Agenda by reappointing Dr. Vincent Isegbe as the Director General/Comptroller General of Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS).”
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