The Federal Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (FMITI) has restated, through one of its directors, Mr. Goni Ahmed its readiness to support the value chains of turmeric for more foreign exchange earnings.
The ministry said this during an election conducted to elect new officers of the National Tumeric Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria recently. Ahmed said that the ministry was ready to
support the association in getting all it needs to utilize the opportunities in
turmeric as a an agricultural commodity and its value chain towards creating
wealth, and also addressing health challenges.
While
appreciating Federation of Commodity Association of Nigeria (FACAN) on its
effort to ensure that the election of the association was a success, he said
that there was need for the association and its leaders to work together to
develop a good work plan that would be presented to the ministry for further
work.
Meanwhile,
the election conducted by FACAN led to the emergence of Mikah Adamu Sule as the
National President of the National Turmeric Processors and Marketers
Association of Nigeria, along with six vice presidents (VPs) from the
geopolitical zones of the country, as officers.
Among the
six VPs elected were Alhaji Gurama for North East, Mr. Cyprain Nwankwo for
South-South, Alhaji Bello Sani Abubakar for Northwest, Emmanuel Nkama for
Southeast, Anjorin Temitope Oluwapelumi
for Southwest and Hajara Abubakar for North-central.
The position
of the National Deputy President went to Alhaji. Lukeman Oladapo, while the post of National
Secretary went to Hon. Sauta Bulus and the Assistant National Secretary went to
Mr. Domkap Paul Nanpon; the National
Treasurer position was won by Dauda Dawchi while Hon. Paul Anna was elected as
National Financial Secretary and Godwin Ishiaya for the position of the
Organizing Secretary.
The position
of national publicity officer was won by
Mai'Gari Augustine Jato; National
Welfare Officer went to Christiana .A. Kolo and National Women Leader position
went to Lydia Suleiman. The post of the National auditor was won by Jerry
Tiolary while Adeniyi Adebayo was appointed National Legal Adviser while the
office of the Ex-official 1&2 went to Tedious Joseph and Alhaji Dairu
Danbaba.
Later, the
newly elected president, Mr. Sule told Food
Farm News, that with his experience at the ginger association, turmeric has
been given a new birth and it would be the best as time went on and that as
from January more would be heard of the association.
He disclosed that the process of having National
Turmeric Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria on the Central Bank of
Nigeria's (CBN) Anchor Borrowers Program going on “and we are sure by next year
the association would have been captured on the program.”
He stressed
that there was a need to further explore the sub sector, saying that turmeric
was a’ golden’ commodity due to its curative nature.
The Executive
Secretary, FACAN Prince Peter Bakare advised that more attention should be
given to turmeric for being a very powerful medicine and effective for human
health adding that the products made from turmeric should be sold in the global
markets.
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