Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Sales Office and Experience Centre for the Abuja City Walk Development project in Abuja. Photo credit: Stanley Nkwocha
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday departed Abuja for a working visit to the Republic of Benin.
A statement signed on Thursday by the VP’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, said Shettima is leading a delegation that includes six state governors and senior government officials on a mission to draw lessons from Benin’s Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone for the revival of Nigeria’s textile industry.
The delegation will visit the GDIZ near Cotonou, where it will engage representatives of the Beninese government, investors and private-sector operators involved in the development and management of the 1,640-hectare industrial hub.
The hub operates an integrated production system covering cotton spinning, weaving, fabric processing and garment manufacturing, moving agricultural commodities from raw material supply through processing to the export of finished goods.
