The Federal Government is set to revamp the steel sector to enhance the economy, create employment opportunities, and speed towards industrialisation.

Minister of State for Steel, Uba Ahmadu, stated this during an official visit to Anambra State, at the weekend.

During the visit, the minister paid a familiarisation visit to Governor Chukwuma Soludo at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia.

Ahmadu said he takes pride in Governor Soludo and recognises Anambra as a cluster of industrial development in the country and extended a hand of fellowship to the state government.

Receiving the minister, Soludo commended the President Bola Tinubu administration for touching important sectors of the economy, expressing optimism that the government would put things in place to unleash the great potential of the country.

The minister was earlier conducted round facilities at the Metallurgical Training Institute (MTI), Onitsha, where he decried the mad rush for certificates among young Nigerians and expressed optimism that the state government would help scale up interest in skill acquisition and liaise with the institute, as a way to eradicate poverty.

He revealed that it was the first facility tour the ministry was embarking on under his watch, adding that the visit was a result of a carefully planned agenda.

According to him, the Tinubu administration is passionate about the steel sector and assured that MTI, Onitsha would get serious attention under the President, while thinking outside the box within their limited resources.

Earlier, Director and Chief Executive Officer of MTI, Bode Fakuade, solicited increased government attention towards the institute by way of putting more infrastructure, as well as funding, saying that it would go a long way to impact skills on the young people thereby solving restiveness.

Fakuade called for infrastructure improvement, recruitment of more staff and revenue generation, to enable the institution to work to its best capacity and transform the nation’s economic fortunes.