Outgoing minister of Mines and Steel Development Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite has said he would like to return to academics when the tenure of present administration expires tomorrow.
The minister said this Friday when he was asked by journalists what he would be doing next if he was not reappointed to a government office during a valedictory dinner held in his honour by stakeholders in solid minerals and steel sector organised by Diplomatic Vista, a leading facilitator of diplomatic engagements, trade and investment between Nigeria and the international community.
At the event speaker after speaker praised Adegbite’s stint as minister, saying he raised the bar with his hands-on leadership of the industry.
The minister also said the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited, ASCL, would start to function in the near future as the Buhari administration had taken it to an advanced level.
