The federal government has announced plans to revive the Kaduna textile industry as part of a broader industrialization drive aimed at ensuring inclusive national development.
The announcement comes days after Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of concentrating development efforts in the southern part of the country while neglecting the north.
Speaking on Tuesday in Kaduna during a two-day interactive session on government-citizen engagement, George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), said Tinubu is committed to balanced national development and will not leave any region behind.
Akume, who led a delegation of northern appointees in the Tinubu administration to the forum organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SABMF), said the government plans to revive once-thriving industries in the north, including the famous Kaduna Textile, as part of efforts to diversify the economy.
“We are looking at those days of Kaduna Textile and many other industrialised areas in the north,” Akume said.
“We intend to revisit those good old days of Kaduna Textile to further boost and solidify the country’s economy via industrialization.”
He said the Tinubu administration is working in eight critical sectors to ensure Nigeria experiences “holistic development in all spheres of endeavours”.
“These and many more will be achieved by the administration of Tinubu, who after two years and two months in office has achieved so much,” he added.
The Kaduna Textile Limited, once one of the largest employers in northern Nigeria, has remained moribund for years due to poor management, policy inconsistencies, and economic shifts.
Efforts by past administrations to revitalise the industry have failed to yield sustainable results.
