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Nigeria
calls for Indian assistance in ailing textile industry
Friday, October 08, 2010 12:31:46 PM,
IANS
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Abuja: Nigeria has
sought Indian assistance to boost the country's ailing textile
industry.
"The areas of assistance are pretty obvious. We are proud of your
textile industry and are committed to supporting cotton growing,
cotton cultivation, and the application of cotton to textile
industry and anything that is germane to textile industry,"
Nigeria's Commerce and Industry Minister Jubril Martins-Kuye was
quoted as saying in the Next newspaper.
Speaking during a meeting with a visiting Indian delegation in
Abuja, Martins-Kuye said, "Nigeria is committed to ensuring that
the textile industries work again."
In line with this, he has directed the Nigerian Textile
Manufacturers Association to compile areas of need which might be
addressed by India to be submitted to him within seven days. He
asked the delegation to assist Nigeria in high yielding cotton
varieties and in introducing modern species which he said is the
basis for laying foundation for availability and competition.
Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mahesh Sachdev said, "India
is Nigeria's second largest trading partner with the total volume
of trade according to our statistics nearly $10.3 billion." he
said.
"On the industrial front, Indian companies in Nigeria are also
second largest in terms of employment of Nigerians," Sachdev
adding that, trade relationship between Nigeria and India has been
robust and relatively balanced.
The federal government is the main employer in the country and
this is followed by the Indian community and Indian-based
companies which together contribute employment of Nigerian people.
Sachdev said.
This is significant as there are just about 30,000 Indians in
Nigeria, less than 1.5 per cent of the total Nigeria population.
India is therefore seeking more ways to boost bilateral and
financial ties with Nigeria.
"Initially the visit of the delegation was to four countries
across Africa but in view our close ties with Nigeria and the fact
that Nigeria's textile industry deals with the Indian community,
it was decided that we include Nigeria in the list," he said. "We
are here to showcase our expertise and offer our experience on the
very important task to bring Nigeria's once mighty textile
industry and cotton growing population."
(Francis Kokutse can be contacted at fkokutse@hotmail.com)
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