Sokoto government will partner with the United Nations Industrial
\nOrganisation (UNIDO) to develop the capacity of the state’s leather works
\nindustry to meet required standards and boost revenue generation, Governor
\nAminu Waziri Tambuwal has said.<\/p>\n
Speaking in Sokoto Thursday when he received the Head of Investment and
\nTechnological Office of UNIDO in Nigeria, Mrs. Adebisi Olu Madimo, Tambuwal
\nsaid despite challenges confronting the leather industry in Nigeria, Sokoto
\nhas continued to produce quality works for local and national consumption.<\/p>\n
He said along with other private investors, the state government will
\nestablish a leather cluster which will boost the sector.<\/p>\n
Tambuwal said already, arrangements have been concluded to send a committee
\nto Italy to study the country’s leather works with a view to improving
\nSokoto’s standards.<\/p>\n
In her remarks, Madimo said expanding small and medium scale industries
\nwill help governments move away from reliance on oil.<\/p>\n
She said UNIDO will join the partnership of the state government and the
\nprivate investors to establish a leather cluster in the state.<\/p>\n
She said the Sokoto leather works is one of the best in the Nigeria and has
\nsurvived years of challenges largely due to the determination of the
\nworkers to continue production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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