Nigeria to be self-sufficient in sugar, rice, others by 2019, says Dangote

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AFRICA’S richest man and President, Dangote Group,
Alhaji Aliko Dangote yesterday said Nigeria would be
self-sufficient in rice, sugar and other commodities in
the next four years.
He said this in Abuja at a meeting with the United
Nations’ Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon,
businessmen and some philanthropists.
Dangote, who spoke against the backdrop of his
investment in the economy in the nation, added that
Nigeria would soon become the largest exporter of
petroleum products and fertiliser.
The business mogul said he would not want to be
known as the richest man alone, but would also lend
his voice and other capacity to better the lots of
Nigerians.
He commended the steps being taken by President
Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in addressing
the challenge of corruption facing the nation.
“War on corruption will enable government to have
better outcome on any naira or dollar earned or
spent,” he said.
He said the government was taking measures to
diversify the economy by promoting local production
of essential commodities.
According to him, this will enhance the growth of the
economy in job creation and preservation of scarce
foreign exchange.
He said the business community in Nigeria would
focus more on developing the non-oil sector to
support the government efforts in diversifying the
economy and reduce reliance on importation of
goods.
“We are committed to improving the economy in a
responsible and sustainable way,” he said.
Earlier, the UN scribe urged the businessmen to work
towards the achievement of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDG) in Nigeria.
He said the solution to the challenges facing Nigeria,
which was not limited to the nation, should be all
inclusive, stressing that no country could solve its
problems alone.
“No country or institution can solve its challenge
alone; we must harness the power of the private
sector and civil society for share of solution to the
complex challenges.
“We need to build all inclusive global partnership
with the future of accountability and for share of
responsibility; we must leverage on our comparative
strength, capacities and resources to achieve
meaningful result,” he said
Source
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sufficient-in-sugar-rice-others-by-2019-says-dangote/

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