Kofo Akinkugbe, founder and Group Managing Director, SecureID has called for a decisive shift from Nigeria’s current manufacturing model, one tethered to imported machinery, foreign technical support and exported raw materials.
Akinkugbe who spoke at the Nigeria manufacturers equipment expo in Lagos set a bold vision for the future of Nigeria’s manufacturing sector.
While delivering a keynote speech, she stressed that the pathway to this transformation lies not in creating more government agencies, but in strengthening existing institutions in mandate, resources and expertise, enabling them to more agile and responsive as well as providing the technical backbone and policy enforcement that industries require to innovate.