President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the commitment of his government to the transformation and diversification of the economy.
He also promised that his government would continue to support businesses by creating enabling business environment.
The president made these remarks on Thursday at the commissioning of Sunti Golden Sugar Estate in Niger State.
Said he: “Let me reassure Nigerians, that this administration is fully committed to the transformation and diversification of the economy. We will continue to support businesses by creating enabling business environment.
“I wish to assure Nigerians that this government will continue to focus on the improvement of security and critical infrastructure, like roads, construction of rails and power generation across the country as a vital pre-requisite to economic progress.
“We all know that government cannot do everything alone. We will need to partner with the private sector. Therefore, we expect that the company would seize this opportunity to further develop the Sunti-Mokwa Road through its corporate social responsibility programmes. This will complement the flour mills ongoing rebuilding of the critical Apapa-Wharf Road in conjunction with other private and public-sector stakeholders.”
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He said the project being commissioned was timely as the country made her journey out of recession and the economy continued to show considerable progress.
He said the country was reminded of one of the cardinal objectives of his administration which “is to look inwards as we focus on our natural endowments in agriculture, and other non-oil sectors for inclusive growth and development.”
According to him, the level of work and magnitude of investment that in the project was a clear demonstration that government’s policies on economic diversification were attracting the right kind of support and engagement.
“On that note, I must congratulate the entire members of the board, management and staff of Flour Mills for such a major step in expanding the business and creating more jobs for our people,” he said.
