By John Oba
Northern governors have earmarked $88 million as cost for the revival of the first textile mill in Nigeria, the Kaduna Textile Mill (KTL), the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) has revealed.
General Secretary of NUTGTWN, Comrade Issa Aremu, who disclosed this, said he was at a meeting of the governors in July where the decision on the revival was taken, explaining that the revival estimated to cost some $88,000,000) was with the support of investors from Turkey.
According to him: “While a governor at the Forum, was eager to dismiss the report to revive the great legacy of Sarduna, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal stood for the revival plan.”
He noted that though President Buhari’s commitment to industrial revival as part of diversification, was commendable, saying “what Nigeria needs is value addition and industrialization as contained in the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP).
We must produce and make what we consume and wear and consume what we produce to create sustainable jobs for the millions of unemployed youths. We also need a bold vision and development ambition.”
