Tinubu urged to revive moribund factories

The Confederation of All Progressives Congress Support Groups (CASG) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to prioritise reviving moribund factories, industries and companies to grow the economy.

The Director General of CASG, Prof Muhammad Kailani, who made the call in Abuja, warned President Tinubu to be vigilant as there were conspiracies against him ahead of the 2027 elections.

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He was speaking when an Igbo cultural group, Nzuko Nd’Imo Organisation (NNIO) Worldwide, conferred on him the chieftaincy title of “Idudu Ndu”, meaning “breath of life”.

The Igbo group, led by Dr Ochendo Ogidi, also honoured Prof Muhammad Adelaja for his effort in national unity and cohesion.

“We want economic prosperity and physical uplift in the country. All moribund factories, industries and companies must be revived and brought back and made to work.

“It is not the injection of dollars into liquidity that will now bring succour. Agriculture must also be brought back in earnest. We are going to give our President a blueprint for him to succeed because many of our members are professionals, engineers, seasoned administrators,” he said.

He expressed happiness over the title conferred on him, saying the honour would motivate him to continue to do the right thing to move the nation forward.

“I feel like touching the sky today because we have been recognised by our Igbo brothers and sisters from the South-East. This means that anything you are doing, people are watching you. We are going to continue to do the right thing to move Nigeria forward,” Kailani said.

Speaking on the conspiracy against Tinubu, he said, “Our president should open his eyes because, in the north, there is a conspiracy against him for 2027, especially from the Northern Elders Forum and some groups.”

While assuring him of their continuous support, Kailani said that Tinubu should consider giving appointments to members of the confederation of all APC support groups.

He said, “If he does that, we will definitely back him. We want him to do the right thing. He should come and uplift the support groups. Up till now, we have not seen any appointments. Nobody gave anybody a kobo. We have over 184,000 support groups, nationwide and about 184,000 polling units. We manned them and ensured he won the election. So, we are waiting. We will support him, but he has to do the right thing.

Speaking earlier, Dr Ogidi said his organisation honoured Kailani and Adelaja because it benefited from their combined efforts toward elevating education and good governance in Nigeria and abroad.

“The efforts of Adelaja also reflect in political mobilisation to help Nigeria achieve good governance. His pet project, ‘National Liberation Patriot’, is tailored towards national mobilisation.

“To liberate Nigeria from wrong leadership and institute incorruptible leadership, we identify with this vision. The efforts of the Prof. Kailani Muhammed-led APC support groups have ensured the realisation of the dreams of President Bola Tinubu as President,” he said.