Attorney General Advocates Diversification Of Nigerian Economy To Help Non-oil Sector Growth
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, has advocated the need to focus attention on the development of the non-oil sector to boost export and drive the nation’s economic growth. INDEPENDENT reports.
The Attorney General said this yesterday in Abuja at the National Conference on Creating Legal and Institutional Framework for Geographical Indications.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaMalami was deputized by Barr Ifunanya Nwajagu, Director, Legal Drafting in the Federal Ministry of Justice. Information Guide Nigeria
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He said: “Ladies and Gentlemen, the time has come to move away from oil economy”.
“Surely, the time has come to embrace green economy through economic drive powered by geographical indications for which Nigeria is richly endowed in quality assets and products”.
“Needless to state clearly that Geographical Indications represent economic opportunities in rural areas, leading to more rural jobs and stronger rural communities”.
“The right to use a geographical name belongs to the community of producers in a given area and empowers those who are involved in the origin of so many wonderful products, thereby, making Geographic Indications the perfect tool for local development.”
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On the relevance of legal framework to back Geographical Indications, the minister said, “It is worthy of mention that we currently have varieties of unique agricultural and natural products that qualify as geographical indications such as “Sokoto goats’ skin”, “Ijebu garri”, “skin hide of Kano”, “Kilishi”, “Yaji” (dry pepper), “Ose Nsukka” (Yellow pepper), “Aso Oke, “Adire”, “Ofada Rice”, “fura” and many more”. jamb results
“Yet, none of these have benefitted from any comprehensive registration, international recognition, and commercialisation.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to Canada“Therefore, for Nigeria to avail itself of the opportunities and benefits of its Geographic Indications, our efforts must begin at home, with the establishment of an appropriate legal framework, supported by robust efforts to promote the Geographic Indications in formalising the traditional knowledge and techniques employed by originating geographic regions, standardising methods of production, and actively driving recognition for Geographic Indications in international trade”.
”To be or not to be, depends on a carefully grafted legal and institutional framework that meets the needs of today while guaranteeing the future and bearing in mind, global and continental trends in the fields of geographical indications”.