Akume Leads Appointees To Market Tinubu’s Agenda To Northern Leaders

By Ayodele Oni

The Federal Government has announced plans to revive the defunct Kaduna Textile Limited as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s economy through industrialization.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, disclosed this on Tuesday in Kaduna during a two-day government-citizen engagement session.

Akume, who led a delegation of Northern appointees of President Bola Tinubu, said the administration is focused on rejuvenating key industries to drive national development.

“We intend to revisit the good old days of Kaduna Textile to boost and solidify the economy,” adding that Tinubu’s government is working across eight key areas to ensure holistic growth.

He noted that in just over two years, the Tinubu administration has made significant strides in industrialization and economic diversification.

In another development, the North’s perceived marginalization in key appointments, project execution, and federal allocations, dominated discussions, as prominent northern political, traditional, and business leaders converged on Kaduna State for a meeting on Tuesday.

The meeting is also assessing the performance of President Bola Tinubu’s administration two years after assuming office.

The meeting, holding at the Arewa House—the former residence of the late Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello—was convened by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, a socio-political think-tank committed to championing the ideals of the late Sardauna

Themed “Assessing electoral promises: fostering government -citizens engagement for national unity,” the two-day session is drawing participants from across the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory.

The gathering, which continues on Wednesday, attracted a cross-section of the North’s crème de la crème—former governors, ex-ministers, traditional rulers, technocrats, civil society actors, and religious leaders—underscoring the seriousness with which the region views its place in the unfolding Nigerian narrative under Tinubu.