Personally, I am disappointed that President Tinubu did not appoint a dedicated minister for manufacturing with a mandate to turn the following cities into specialist industrial zones:
Ayo Akinfe
[1] Nnewi – Automobile manufacturing
[2] Akure – Cocoa processing and chocolate
[3] Orlu – Pharmaceuticals
[4] Aba – Clothing and footwear
[5] Abeokuta – Railway carriages and engines
[6] Kano – Groundnut, neem, millet and sorghum processing
[7] Damaturu – Dairy products
[8] Port Harcourt – Shipbuilding, boatmaking and fishing equipment
[9] Calabar – Aircraft assembly
[10] Ajaokuta – Steel, machine tools and metal manufacturing
[11] Asaba – Wood products and furniture
[12] Lokoja – Hydroelectric power generation
[13] Sokoto – Solar farm
[14] Ikot-Abasi – Port handling equipment
[15] Maiduguri – Solar panels and electricity transformers
[16] Uyo – Windmills
[17] Badagry – Coconut and cashew processing
[18] Ilorin – Sugar production
[19] Makurdi – Yam and cassava processing
[20] Minna – Shea nut and kolanut processing