The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that Nigeria must shift from consumption to production if the country must attain greatness.

Osinbajo stated this in Awka, Anambra State on Friday, during a national innovation workshop organised by the senate committee on science, technology and innovation.
The vice president was represented by the Minister of State for Science and Technology, Henry Ikoh.


According to him, the Federal Government would continue to support innovation, while encouraging inventors to think towards commercialisation of their innovations.

He commended the senate committee led by Senator Uche Ekwunife, for it’s passion, noting that the workshop offered a unique platform to Nigerians to rebrand the national innovation ecosystem, with emphasis on technology and entrepreneurship.

He said, “As you are aware, the office of the vice president has been championing the adoption of innovative technology as a key tool to accelerating social economic development in Nigeria. The way to bridge the gap between the poor and the rich is by thinking out of the box, through innovation and commercialisation of course.
“Nigeria will be great only when we begin to shift our emphasis from a consuming nation. We must rely on production and that is the only way to go.

“The positive outcome of this workshop will no doubt change the narrative from a dependant nation to a self-reliant country, and indeed promote innovation and social economic benefit. I wish to assure you all that the Federal Government will continue to make efforts to advancesScience, technology and innovation.”

Ekwunife, who gave the keynote address, spoke on the theme, ‘Promotion of Local inventors of Science, Technology and Innovation’, pointed out that technology and innovation had continued to change the cause of human history, creating quantum prosperity to all who harvest from it.
“I have no doubt that Nigeria is rich in human capital and has the capacity to bring out the much needed innovation and inventions that will eliminate poverty and lead us to prosperity with a double digit GDP growth.

“It is gratifying to note that our new development plan, the Economic Recovery and Growth plan has recognised the important position occupied by STI in all economic activities of the nation,” she added.
She said the STI sector under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation is poised to move Nigeria from a resource based to a knowledge-based economy, driven by creativity and innovation.

The workshop was attended by Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, former Senate President and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Pius Anyim, the Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Uche Okafor, among others.

Soludo urged Nigerians to form a habit of patronising local inventors, adding that the state government had made it a policy to patronise local inventors.
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PYO is sending a coded message to Nigerians. That's is, Vote a candidate that first said he's taking Nigeria from a consumption economy to production.

But urchins are dull to understand Sha.

Lessons would be learnt

When Peter Obi is elected as president, surely great minds like PYO will play significant roles in making Nigeria great again.

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The one's you and Buhari Promised us, how market?

Never gain will APC rule this country Isha-Allah.

Just what obi has been preaching

Anytime I get to see PYO's picture or read about him, it pains me to my spine APC cheated him

If Star boy PYO was APC's flag bearer, who is Peter Obi to contend?? person that knows nothing other than Go and Verify

Peter Obi speaks, Others like Osibande repeat. Oro tologbon ba so, ... . Obi is truly a pacesetter and a model in Nigeria politics.

Offpointng:
Hmm

Urchin, you don't know what to type? You are short of words.

floret23:
Urchin, you don't know what to type? You are short of words.

The thing shock am

Lessons would be learnt truly

The good man apc missed

floret23:
Urchin, you don't know what to type? You are short of words.

Don't worry na, reality will get dawn on you guys next year

Offpointng:


Don't worry na, reality will get dawn on you guys next year

Tinubu your drug lord will be disgracefully retired from politics next year.

same thing obi was saying.
real recognize real unlike the agbado munching pissy pissy drug baron.

thunder scatter Tinubu
thunder scatter Tinubu urchins
hahahahaha
God bless real Yorubas

Offpointng:
Anytime I get to see PYO's picture or read about him, it pains me to my spine APC cheated him

If Star boy PYO was APC's flag bearer, who is Peter Obi to contend?? person that knows nothing other than Go and Verify

Do you realize this your comment is an indictment on Tinubu.

floret23:
Obi my slave master will be disgracefully retired from politics next year.

Of course we all can't wait

Of course a new functional NIGERIA is possible.

After February elections...
Wike,Osinbajo, Umahi and Obi will all be in the same camp.