The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has refuted the claim by the Plateau State House of Assembly that the Fund is considering relocating its corporate headquarters from Jos, Plateau State, to Abuja, saying that it deeply values its longstanding historical ties and socio-economic contributions to Plateau State.
Rising under a Matter of Urgent Importance during Thursday Plenary, a member representing Qua’Pan South Constituency, Hon. Theodore Bala Maiyaki (SAN), called on both the Plateau State Government and the Federal Government to immediately halt any plans to move the agency headquarters out of Jos, Plateau State.
After extensive deliberations, the House presided over by its Speaker, Hon. Naanlong Daniel, resolved to communicate its position to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National Assembly and the ITF Governing Council to stop the relocation.
In response, the ITF’s management, in a statement by its Head, Press and Public Relations, Thomas Ngor, strongly dismissed the alleged relocation, claiming that it was based on false information and risked harming the ITF’s cordial and harmonious relationship with the people of Plateau State.
The ITF stated that there’s nothing comparable to the proposed relocation of the ITF headquarters from Jos, despite the House claim, and that agency relocation involves several processes, none of which have been contemplated by the responsible authorities within the ITF, critical to such decisions.
It added that neither the Management nor the Governing Council of the ITF, nor the supervising Ministry—the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment—has considered any speculated relocation.
“On the contrary, the ITF deeply values its longstanding historical ties and socio-economic contributions to Plateau State, which have been integral to its identity since 1976, when the Fund’s headquarters was relocated from Lagos to Jos.
“The ITF remains committed to fostering industrial and economic growth in Plateau State and Nigeria, with Jos as the central hub for its operations in the foreseeable future”.
It, therefore, submitted that the Fund welcomes dialogue with the state government and relevant stakeholders to address concerns and strengthen collaborative efforts for mutual benefit, reaffirmed its commitment to its heritage and responsibilities in Jos and urged the public to disregard rumours of relocation as unfounded and misleading.
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