The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Muhammad Nami has said that a beautiful Nigeria is possible through the proliferation of entrepreneurship and industrial hubs across Nigeria.
In a statement by Special Assistant (Media & Communication) to FIRS Executive Chairman, Johannes Oluwatobi Wojuola, in Abuja, quoted Mami as saying that the adoption of the model would create all-round economic transformation of the country.
In his goodwill message to Nigerians on the occasion of the country’s 62nd Independence Day anniversary, urged Nigerians to invest in creating entrepreneurship and industrialization hubs as they hold the “key to unlock the massive economic potentials of the country.”
The FIRS helmsman called on States to emulate Ondo State’s Entrepreneurship Village which was set up to groom and harvest talents for the industrialization of the state, insisting that other state governments should adopt the model as a way of channeling the energies of young Nigerians to productive use.
“Nigeria is a country with limitless potentials. We are a resilient and talented people, and what these young Nigerians need is the enabling environment to thrive.
“A good place to start is the setting up of Entrepreneurship and Industrial Hubs across every State in the country. This would set off a chain-reaction that would turn around the fortunes of the country, and tap into the potentials of our vast young and dexterous population.”
Nami called on the state governments to adopt and deploy this model as a strategy to tackle issues of unemployment and insecurity, while spurring economic activities in their states.
The FIRS boss also used the opportunity to task Nigerians to see themselves as the drivers of the country’s development through their patriotic conducts, such as the paying of taxes.
“I am a firm believer that each of us has a role to play in building the Nigeria of our dreams. But we can only achieve this when we are patriotic and carry out civil obligations expected from us, such as respect for law and order, paying our taxes, and loyalty to our country.