The Federal Executive Council has approved the
establishment of the Nigeria Industrial Policy and Competitiveness Advisory
Council to enhance the performance of the Nation’s industrial sector.
The Minister of Trade,
Industry and Investment, Mr Okechukwu Enelamah, made this known in Abuja on
Wednesday at the end of the council meeting presided by President Muhammadu
Buhari.
Enelamah said the
Advisory Council, to be chaired by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, would assist
the government in formulating policies and strategies for enhancing the
Nation’s industrial sector.
“We received approval for the establishment of
Nigeria Industrial Policy and Competitiveness Advisory Council.
”The main aim of this
council is to assist the government in formulating policies and strategies that
will enhance the performance of the industrial sector in furtherance of the
country’s industrialisation programmes.
“So, the purpose of the
Industrial Council is to create platform for partnering with the private sector
and other interests to work together to make sure that we achieve our
industrialisation goals.
“The Council will be
chaired by the Vice-President and it will include a number of ministers and
also leading members of the private sector.”
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Enelamah
SImilarly, the minister
of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewale, said that the council approved a bill for the
Legal Framework for the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.
“At today’s FEC meeting we took a conscious decision
to move the agenda of public health intervention forward.
“What is known
internationally is that there always is an epidemic or another disease
outbreak.
”But what we do not
know is when and where it will happen and for most countries what we need to do
is to get ourselves prepared for the next epidemic.
“As you might be aware,
the National Council on Health’s meeting in Lagos in 2007 took a resolution to
establish a Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
‘’The Centre became
operational in 2012 and actually constituted a major force in combating Ebola
and has been very operational in handling the issue of Lassa fever in different
parts of the country.
“So, what we have done
today is to provide the legal framework for this agency so that it can validly
perform the role that is expected of such a front line intervention agency.’’
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He said that the
council’s approval would allow the ministry work with the National Assembly for
a legislative action so that it can formally become an Act of Parliament.”
In his contribution,
the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Muhammad, said his ministry
informed the council of Nigeria’s bid to host the 2018 IPI World Congress.
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