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Magaji

Muhammed


Ambassador Magaji Muhammed

Honourable Minister of Industries

Federal Republic of Nigeria


His Excellency Ambassador Magaji Muhammed is not only a Statesman, but a person who has dedicated his life to his country and nation building. He has held many distinguished positions through the years and has worked tirelessly to improve Nigeria.


MAGAJI MUHAMMED was born in Dutsin-ma, Katsina State, Nigeria on the 31st of December 1940. He stays in Unguwan Sarki, Kaduna

 

 

Honourable Minister of Industries Magaji Muhammed has played significant roles in various ways in the affairs of Nigeria, including his appointments as Nigerian Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with Concurrent Accreditation to Sultanate of Oman, and in July 2003, as the Honourable Minister of Industries, Federal Republic of Nigeria.

 

Honourable Minister of Industries Magaji Muhammed understands that Governments all over the world are transforming themselves into an e-Government to meet the challenges of the 21st century.  E-Government is the comprehensive application of Information and Information Technology (I&IT) to the workings of government to serve the public more effectively.  Effective e-Government means: Better service, Stronger Accountability, Increased Efficiency and Effectiveness, Transformed Public-Sector Systems, Increased Economic Growth and More Government Relevance.

 

The Honourable Minister of Industries Magaji Muhammed has always been an advocate for more Investment in Nigeria especially in the Agricultural sector.  Nigeria should increase public investment in agriculture to promote private sector participation and improve agricultural growth, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Judging from the successes of some Asian and a few African countries, governments in Nigeria should allocate at least 25 per cent of the national budget to agricultural and rural development programmes.


Priority Area recommended by iNetworks Canada

Transport-investment, like the transport system as a whole, should plainly be dominated by modern dual-track railways. There should be modern track and wagon maintenance equipment and a program to build, modernize and rationalize existing marshalling yards with a proper management structure. Railway electrification would reduce diesel oil consumption only marginally, and should only be undertaking if reduced operating costs are large enough to justify the substantial installation costs for now. For exports purposes; and even transport of goods within the country should be encouraged to use rail container thereby reducing the burden on our roads. Number of rail terminal should continue to be increased likewise the use of containers and handling facilities. This is a long term plan but it can be done, then penalty should be imposed on truck drivers carrying over-loads on the road. Other within-town or city alternative patterns of public transport must be thoroughly explored. While between cities, a special consideration on River Transportation should be explored strongly. To this end we suggest the setting up of a National Dredging Construction and Maintenance Authority (NDCMA). This should be an autonomous body charged with the surveying and dredging of the river Niger and Benue to provide alternative access to the high seas through the nation’s eastern plank, construction of river paths along the route and maintenance like in Poland and Holland. This should be a national policy with the headquarters in Abuja and branches in all the states watered by River Niger and Benue. The Polish branch of the body (Przedsiębiorstwo Budowy Wodnej PBW) are willing to train and the IHC of Holland which built more than 50% of world dredges have also signaled their willingness to survey and build corresponding dredges if asked to do so.

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