Mr Timothy Owoeye, the
Speaker, Osun House of Assembly has called on Nigerians to focus more on
locally made products for the sustainability of the country’s economy in 2020.
Owoeye, in a New Year message released by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Kunle
Alabi on Wednesday, also called on them to look inward and patronise indigenous
manufacturers.
Owoeye also enjoined Nigerians to always
strive for the good of the land, saying the much publicised next level agenda
of President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC), must begin
with every Nigerian to ensure a more prosperous country. He reminded Nigerians
of the need to cut down their dependence on foreign goods, especially food
stuff to increase local production and enhance entrepreneurship. The speaker
stated that patronising Nigerian grown food and other products would help save
the local currency which currently he noted carried too much pressure.
He expressed concern that despite the huge
potential in sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing,Nigeria needed more
efforts in making use of these opportunities. Owoeye, who commended the Federal
Government for closing the land borders, said the effort had been yielding good
fruits with the increment in the patronage of locally grown rice and other
cereals. He said: “The recent border closure has yielded so much results in
terms of local production. “We should sustain it and Nigerians should do more
to patronise local content, by so doing, we will be strengthening our economy
and reduce unemployment in the country.” He also urged the people of Osun to
pray for the state and the administration of Gov. Gboyega Oyetola so that
development, peace and security would continue to reign. The Speaker noted that
the benefits of the recently concluded Economic summit in the State could only
come into fruition with the prayers of all (NAN)
SOURCE: VANGUARD