KADUNA – Former Edo State Governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has called for the urgent revival of Nigeria’s textile industry, describing it as a sleeping giant capable of generating over 20 million jobs and reviving the economy .
Speaking at the 37th Annual National Education Conference of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) in Kaduna, Oshiomhole urged President Bola Tinubu to make textile production a national priority .
He lamented the collapse of Nigeria’s once-vibrant textile sector, blaming it on reckless trade liberalization, smuggling, and poor policy enforcement, which he stated have turned the country into a dumping ground for foreign fabrics .
Oshiomhole emphasized that the Federal Government should ensure that all uniforms for security agencies, schools, and hospitals are produced locally. He argued this policy would boost local industries, conserve foreign exchange, and strengthen the Naira .
Linking industrial revival to national security, the former labour leader stated, “Every idle hand is a potential recruit for insecurity. Industrial revival will restore stability” .
The occasion also featured the official renaming of the union’s national secretariat as the Adams Oshiomhole Textile Labour House in his honour .
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