The Executive Secretary, National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Zacch Adedeji, has said government will not tolerate deliberate distortion of the Nigerian Sugar Master Plan (NSMP) by any of the operators in the sector.

The NSMP is a 10-year roadmap designed for the sector to enable Nigeria attain self-sufficiency in sugar production, create jobs, and generate electricity among other noble objectives.

Adedeji said this while on a working visit to the Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR), Numan, Adamawa state, on Tuesday.

He said government is determined to revitalize the sector for the benefit of Nigerians, and will not hesitate to punish anyone or group of persons with the intention of sabotaging its efforts in the sector.

“I wish to appeal to our major operators on the supremacy of the master plan that we are presently implementing. It is no longer a policy, but an act of the National Assembly as amended in 2015. And based on the commitment of Mr. President to this sector, we will not tolerate distortion of the master plan. Mr. President is committed to implementing to the letter what we have in the master plan. On our part as the regulator, we will not hesitate to apply the full weight of the law against anyone trying to sabotage the effort of government in this sector,” he said.