By Oluwatoyin Adegoke
The Federal government has announced it’s readiness to support locally produced fabric, Adire with subsidy, as part of measures to stop the infiltration of foreign Adire into the fabric market.
The Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu made this known when she visited Adire Mall at Itoku and Asero Market in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
Dr Edu stressed that government was ready to utilize opportunities in Adire production to lift millions of vulnerable Nigerians out of poverty as well as provide jobs for thousands of Nigerians.
The minister added that federal government had promised to create an industrial hub across the country to further boost revenue generation for market women.
She also assured the market women of government’s intentions to ensure the fabric becomes known around the world, adding that there was need for government to ban importation of foreign Adire products.
The minister who later visited location of displaced persons as a result of recent flood in the state, assured that the federal government would ensure there was permanent solution.
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