• In picture: The CEO of Roseate Forte Nigeria Limited and National Coordinator (LCDBO) in Nigeria, Dr. Lanre Johnson, and the RMRDC DG/CEO, Professor Nnanyelugo Intentions.
The Raw Materials Research and Development Council and Roseate Forte Nigeria Limited are on the move for the establishment of about 5,000 industrial clusters in each local government area, covering all non-oil sectors of the economy.
The project is being implemented under the National Industrial Cluster Initiative across the 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the country using the Local Content Development Beyond Oil (LCDBO) model.
The initiative was unveiled during a strategic meeting held at the Council’s headquarters in Abuja, where stakeholders described the programme as a transformational pathway towards grassroots industrialisation, economic diversification and sustainable national development.
Speaking at the meeting, the Chief Executive Officer of Roseate Forte Nigeria Limited and National Coordinator of Local Content Development Beyond Oil (LCDBO) in Nigeria, Dr. Lanre Johnson, disclosed that the programme would commence with two pilot projects in Lagos and other parts of the South-West region.
According to him, the long-term objective is to replicate the industrial cluster framework across the 774 LGAs, positioning Nigeria to attain a one trillion-dollar economy by 2030 and emerge among the world’s top 10 economies by 2035.
Dr. Lanre added that developers, investors, users, off-takers and strategic partners for the various hubs had already been identified to ensure smooth implementation and sustainability of the project.
In his remarks, the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of RMRDC, Professor Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso, said the partnership between RMRDC and Roseate Forte was entering the implementation phase following the Memorandum of Understanding signed last year on the development of industrial clusters across the country.
