FROM RAHILA ABDULLAHI, KADUNA
National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, has lauded President Bola Tinubu for the establishment of the Textile and Garment Development Board.
The union, in a statement yesterday in Kaduna, signed by the President and General Secretary, Peters Godonu and Ali Baba, respectively, to commemorate the 2025 Workers Day, said it is commendable that the current administration is walking the talk about re-industrialising the country and reviving the labour-intensive textile and garment industry.
They commended Vice President Kashim Shettima for his “call to resuscitate a sector that once clothed the people and powered the nation’s economy.”
According to the vice president, “The goal is not just regulation. It is a revival. This is our opportunity to re-industrialise, to empower communities and restore pride in local production.”
The textile workers, however, noted that the board would help to ensure regular upgrading of the textile value chain, improve labour productivity, maximise value-addition and formulate strategies and programmes that would reposition Nigeria’s textile sector for global competitiveness.
