Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has disclosed that the selection process for the winning entry of the #ONE NIGERIA/ Unity Fabric has commenced. Speaking Tuesday at the flag off of the process at the State House, Abuja. Mrs Tinubu noted that the quality of the entries show the creative prowess of the Nigerian youth.
She explained that the multiplier effect of the competion and having the National Fabric will have on the nation’s economy are enormous. According to her: “By the time the winning design is selected, it will be produced locally. That will mean more jobs for the local textile manufacturers.
You will be surprised. What may look ordinary to you are the things that make the likes of Hermès, Louis Vuitton great. “You see we are NGO to start with and I think what we have done, which is bringing business to our local economy is good and manufacturers are going to be from Nigeria.
We did that during the campaign so we believe that there will be job creation, money put into the system,” The First Lady shared her experience with the “Governor for a Day” programme during President Tinubu’s tenure as governor of Lagos State, where she encouraged participants to strive for the best rather than settling for second place. Her words: “It is not that everybody cannot become, when you look at the days my husband was governor, we were doing Governor for one day I never encouraged deputy governor or anything. Although they later injected it into the sys.
