The Minister of Communications Technology, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, says he is committed to make telecommunications and Information Technology (IT), the next major source of revenue for the economy.
Shittu made the pledge Wednesday, while addressing directors and staff of the Ministry of Communications Technology on assumption of duty in Abuja.
The Minister said the plan was based on the continued dwindling fortunes of the oil and gas, which is the main stay of the nation’s economy and promised to turn the situation around by exploring the untapped potentials of the ICT sector as an alternative source of revenue to the economy.
” Well, we can tap on agriculture to recover lost ground in terms of revenue generation and finances, but this takes time.
“But God has help us in this country with our large population that use telecommunications and IT in their daily lives.
“That means that telecommunication will serve as the new cashcow for the country and I’m going to pursue this and I want all of you to in the ministry to join me in evolving policies that will make us have the best that we can in terms of income generation from telecommunication technology.”
Shittu who promised to run an open and inclusive government, said his administration will all the existing bureaucratic bottlenecks in the administration of the Change agenda of President Buhhari.
“I want to interact with everybody in the ministry and I want assistance by way of ideas and quality suggestions. I have always been a no respecter of the cut and dry type of bureaucracy. I’m ready to run an exemplary leadership.”
‘‘This government will not be the business as usual syndrome of governance. I know that all of you are aware that Nigeria economically is in dire strait. The petroleum, which used to be the cashcow for our nation is not doing well and because it is a global issue, we hardly have control over this development. Well, we can tap on agriculture to recover lost ground in terms of finances but this takes time. But God has help us in this country with our large population are using population.
‘‘That means that telecommunication will serve as the new cashcow for the country and I’m going to pursue this and I want all of you to join me in evolving policies that will make us have the best that we can in terms of income generation from telecommunication technology,’’ he said.
He however, solicited the cooperation of all to bring the change agenda of the President Muhammadu Buhari, to bear in the country.
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