The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Chief Richard Adebayo says the Federal government is committed Towards its goal of lifting one hundred million Nigerians out of poverty in the next ten years.
He disclosed this during a meeting with Leadership of the four union bodies of the Ministry who resolved their differences and came together as a team to support him to achieve the mandate of the Ministry.
The delegation was led by the newly posted Permanent Secretary to the Ministry, Dr Nasir Sani-Gwarzo in his Office in Abuja.
Chief Adebayo said that President Muhammadu Buhari gave them a matching order to drive growth, diversify the economy, create jobs, boost export and ultimately contribute to the promise of lifting one hundred million people out of poverty over the next ten years.
He said that the Ministry is working assiduously towards that direction in achieving that mandate adding that nothing can be achieved if the Unions refused to resolve their differences and come together as a team to move the Ministry forward.”
The Minister also assured the union bodies of his support and urged them to continue to work together with the New Permanent Secretary more especially in area of Staff Welfare as well as general wellbeing of the staff working in the Ministry.
He further assured the unions that the Ministry will take on board their suggestions on the need to have a Resident Labour Desk Officer from the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment to assist the Management on Labour matters.
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