The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, has promised to revive the moribund cotton and textile industries and a full exploration of the cattle economy value chain.
Obi also said he will focus on Northern Nigerian infrastructure, including roads, energy, power, and dams.
NewsBeatng reports that the LP candidate made these promises while speaking during the Arewa Joint Committee Interactive Session in Kaduna on Monday.
Obi said he will offer an immediate and decisive long-lasting, and permanent solution to all the security challenges in the North and put measures in place that will enable farmers to return to their farmlands.
” We will make Nigeria’s arable lands in the North her new oil and gold, incentivise the resuscitation of the moribund cotton and textile industries, and full exploration of the cattle economy value chain, notably the $75 billion global hide and skin economy.
“ Nigeria’s share of the global industry is envisaged to generate over $1bn by 2025; and finally, ensure very generous deployment and allocation of economic and social projects and infrastructure in the North – with keen attention to roads, energy, power, and dams- and solar energy from Sunlight,” he said.
