Sheikh Gumi urges total ban on exporting unprocessed raw materials

Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has called on the Federal Government to place a total ban on the export of unprocessed raw materials.
Gumi noted that the nation’s mineral resources are for Nigerians and must be processed locally to create maximum value.
“If Nigeria truly wants to derive maximum value from its natural resources, it should consider a total ban on exporting unprocessed raw materials.
“Any country or company seeking access to Nigeria’s resources should be required to establish refining, processing, and secondary industries within Nigeria,” he said in a Facebook post on Thursday.
The Kaduna-based cleric said the policy should apply across the resource sector, inclu...