A former Executive Chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Prof. Maiwalima Mohammed Sani Haruna, yesterday asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to give prominence to home-grown technology and innovations
He said Nigeria can achieve industrial development in Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda if the nation looks inward.
Haruna spoke in Keffi at the grand reception in his honour by the Coalition of Youth Groups in Nasarawa State.
He said: “The determination of His Excellency, Mr President, to populate his cabinet with competent professionals with proven track records is undoubtedly a renewal of hope for the nation.
“I urge Jagaban to prioritise the implementation of home-grown Science, Technology and Innovation as well as capacity and skill acquisition and development. This is the only way for sustainable industrial development contained in his Renewed Hope Agenda.”
He commended the President for signing the Students Loan Bill into law to give equal opportunities to the youths in the country.
He said: “This demonstrates Mr President’s love for the youth and understanding of the role of education in nation-building.”
He, however, urged political leaders in Nasarawa State to work for peace and stability in the state.
“They should work for the legacy of peace, progress and stability. They have to cooperate and support the administration of His Excellency, Governor Abdullahi A. Sule; they should know that the people are taking note of their actions.
“The youth organisations, labour unions, traditional and religious leaders should remember that Nasarawa is our only state, Nigeria is the only country we have, and only unity and support for the leadership can take us to the promised land.”
Haruna thanked former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for “shunning sentiments and primordial” to appoint him as the Executive Vice Chairman of NASENI in 2013, after emerging as the best out of the Sixty-three (63) candidates
“I thank former President Muhammadu Buhari for the renewal of the tenure and for on-the-spot assessment of my performance and for announcing the conferment of National Honour of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) and Excellent Public Service Award on me.”
On his part, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Abdullahi Adamu asked those in leadership positions at all levels to serve the masses wholeheartedly.
He said: “When the Federal Government gives you an appointment, the idea is to extend patronage to the people. The more you do to raise their standard of living, the better for the society.
