Industrialist Urges Govt To Revamp Budding Economic Power

An industrialist, Dr Chike Obidigbo, has said that the restoration of middle-class, made-up of budding economic power in Nigerian society, would facilitate home-grown industries and jobs creation.
Obidigbo said this in an interview with newsmen in Onitsha, Anambra State recently.
He said the much talked about industrialisation and job creation depended on empowerment of people at the middle-class to own cottage industries.
“It is the political class who wants to lord it over others that have lost control of the system, using every available means at their disposal to emasculate the middle-class; hence widening the gap between the rich and the poor.
“There is a need for a remarkable re-awakening to resuscitate the dying middle-class for accelerated industrial growth and development.
“Nothing is happening until there is a reversal to the basics and people realise that there is dignity in labour and production.
“And also the need for people, especially the youth to engage in production by setting-up their little businesses or cottage industries,’’ he said.