To forestall a repeat of the recent immigration recruitment tragedy that
killed 21 people across the country, the House of Representatives
yesterday urged the Federal Government to establish an industry in each
state of the federation.
It argued that the measure would help ameliorate the menace of unemployment, especially among the youth.
According to the lower chamber, on completion and commissioning of the
companies, the Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP) should swing into
action and sell same to interested investors.
The lawmakers further recommended that part of the funds from SURE-P,
excess crude and sovereign wealth fund should be provided as seed fund,
which would be recovered when the industries are sold to core investors.
Apart from that, the lower chamber also recommended that the country
should embark on massive industrial revolution by adopting the turn key
project model of build and sell as currently obtained in the power
sector. It mandated committees on Commerce and Industry and that of
Environment to relate with relevant ministries on how the recently
launched revolution could leverage on the model.
The House reached this decision after adopting a motion moved by Rep
Akpan Micah Umoh (PDP, Akwa Ibom), who bemoaned the immigration
recruitment tragedy and blamed the “hydra-headed scourge of
unemployment” as being responsible to the incident
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