Using technology as a catalyst for industrialization

Any nation that has refused to make technology advancement a priority, her economy cannot grow and become industrialized.It is only when a nation embraces technology that her economy can move to the next level and thus become industrialized.
In Nigeria today, technology is still in slumber in all its ramifications. How can we become industrialized when every consumable in the country is being imported from china; Soap, tooth pick, pin, torch lights, cars, electronics, textiles e.t.c. Non of the aforementioned are manufactured here in Nigeria.
Most of these products/commodities can actually be manufactured here in Nigeria only if we become more sensitive to our immediate surroundings. Take tooth pick for instance. What does it take to manufacture tooth pick that we have not got in Nigeria? Yet we import tooth pick from China when we have abundant raw materials to channel its production course right here in Nigeria. Tooth pick can actually be manufactured from rafia, coconut or palm tree leaves with very little production principles involved. Insensitivity to things around us has made us remained where we are today.
The Nigerian factor also has not helped matters at all. People preferring imported products/commodities to locally manufactured ones. Local industries are dieing everyday because of lack of patronage. Some of the products/commodities we import from China, we actually had local industries producing them before. These industries are liquidated today because their products/commodities could not compete with their foreign counterparts.
We still have a very long way to go. But as it is said that, the journey of thousandth miles begins with a first step. It is never too late. If we must become industrialized we must begin by encouraging, appreciating and patronizing made in Nigeria products/commodities. We still have a lot of them around. Before we know it, other countries will place orders for them and gradually we are paving our way to earning foreign exchange from that particular product/commodity.
Let every Nigerian begin to look in wards today!

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