By Isah Hussein
Press Release
A non-governmental organization, CSO Coalition for the Revival of Ajaokuta Steel Company has written, commending the administration of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu on it’s posture towards the revival of Nigeria’s largest Steel project, while tasking the president on avoiding past failures by ensuring the revival and operation of the steel plant in his tenure.
In a statement that was signed by the group’s National Coordinator, Mohammed Bougei Attah, the foremost national civil society coalition advocacy for the revival of Ajaokuta Steel Company, Nigeria’s largest steel plant, commend the administration of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for the recent efforts during the visit to Russia..
‘We note, the statement read: “with great commitment the delegation of the federal government to the Russia-Africa Summit in Pittsburgh, under the leadership of Vice president, Sen. Abba Shetima.
“In particular, we commend the resolution of Nigerian government to revive Ajaokuta as a roadmap to the country’s industrialization as expressed through the vice president and the permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development.
“It is heartwarming to have a full team from the Ministry and the Sole Administrator of the Steel Company in attendance.
This development, continued the statement, “coming in less than two months into the new administration is commendable and reassuring.
We however, said the group, wish to caution against using the Pittsburgh summit as a political tool as recorded during the immediate past administration of President Muhammad Buhari after the Sochi summit of 2019.
“Though positive efforts were recorded under Buhari, it is in the best interest of this administration to pursue the goal of reviving the steel plant to it’s conclusion.
“It is therefore our appeal that the Tinubu administration will revive, restructure and sustain the Ajaokuta Presidential Project Implementation Team, APPIT with membership from the civil society group”.
Mohammed Bougei Attah
National Coordinator