Prof. Osita Agbu
By Taiye Agbaje
A Don, Prof. Osita Agbu, has urged the Federal Government to revitalise the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited to boost the country’s economy through industrialisation.
Agbu, of the the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Baze University, Abuja, gave the advice while delivering inaugural lecture at the institution in Abuja.
The lecturer, who spoke on “Technology and International Relations: Backward and Forward Linkages In Steel Development and Nigeria’s Foreign Relations”, said “we cannot make progress if we don’t embrace science and technology.
“And in Africa, where issues of primordialism and spiritualism hold sway, it is high time the country directs attention to bringing the company back to life.
“Look at other countries of the world that have industrialised and made progress, you see that there is a whole lot of attention on scientific issues that you don’t have…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
