A public affairs analyst, Malam Nasiru AbdulKadri, has urged Nigerians to be committed to the industrialization of the country by revamping various skills that would grow the economy.
AbdulKadri gave the charge at the presentation of cash scholarship to some selected final year students of Kwara State and cash support for small scale business women in the state organized by the Saliu Mustapha Foundation, yesterday, in Ilorin.
He also stressed the need for Nigerians to resuscitate local industries and reduce consumption of foreign goods for the country to achieve the desired results.
AbdulKadri, who was the guest speaker, noted that women who engaged in petty trades contributed significantly to the growth of the economy and lauded the founder of the foundation, Alhaji Saliu Mustapha, for touching the lives of the downtrodden, especially women and youths positively.
He, however charged youth to make use of the Not Too Young to Run advocacy to be creative, innovative and desire to be part of the captains of the economy and political pilots.
In his speech, the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, represented by the Director ABS Mandate Constituency Office, Alhaji Musa Abdullahi, who spoke through Alhaji Biodun Baraje, appreciated the foundation’s founder for touching the lives of the people positively.
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