Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, has promised to make Aba, a commercial hub in Abia state, a major exporter of goods if he is elected.
The former Lagos State Governor stated that Aba has the potential to manufacture clothing, appliances, and automobiles on a large scale and that Aba will begin to export all types of manufactured goods to Asia, North and South America, and Europe.
Tinubu stated on Tuesday at his party’s campaign rally in Umuahia, Abia’s capital, that Abia is a center of production and industry capable of unprecedented industrial activity.
Tinubu stated that if elected, his government will assist those starting their own businesses and that his digital economy plan will result in one million new ICT jobs within his first 24 months in office.
He said:
Your state is a centre of production and industry. Today, my hope is renewed that together we can achieve industrial activity unprecedented in our history.
Aba market is one of the largest in West Africa. I see it becoming a major exporter of all types of manufactured goods to Asia, to North and South America, and Europe.
I see this state humming with industrial activity such that it will become a world famous centre of activity from the manufacture of clothing to that of cars, appliances, and computers and their components.
We will give you the tools to make your businesses as competitive and productive as any on earth.
The teeming youth population standing before me makes my heart glad. We have good plans for you! God’s Own Youth! You are blessed! We will empower you. There will be jobs for those who desire jobs by providing tax and other employment credits to employers, encouraging them to hire you.
My government shall support those starting their own businesses. My digital economy plan calls for one million new jobs in ICT within 24 months in office.
Tinubu also said with his administration, the country’s security challenges would be addressed with the use of modern technology.
Security forces will be better trained and better compensated. They will exercise restraint when needed but will also show strength whenever put to the test, he added.
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinmma, APC Deputy National Chairman (South) Chief Emma Enekwu, who represented the National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and APC National Woman Leader Betta Edu attended the rally.
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