The National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Iyalode Alaba Lawson has confirmed the Association’s readiness to partner with the Federal Government in key areas of the economy.
Iyalode Alaba Lawson made this revelation on behalf of NACCIMA while touring the Afe Babalola University, Adeo Ekiti (ABUAD) facilities as part of activities lined up for the Association’s event in the Ekiti State. She stressed the need for Nigerians to show interest in the ongoing transformative revolution in the agriculture sector by the Federal Government.
The NACCIMA President said further that: “this revolution unfolding before our eyes must be explored; hence the association is concluding partnership arrangements with the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan.”
Speaking at the Association’s First Council Meeting for 2019 in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday, she assured that NACCIMA would continue to partner with governments to promote private sector activity.
Lawson said the private sector could tap into opportunities in the mining sector and how those in mining states could take advantage of innovation in the mining roadmap.
Lawson said “we have also started to explore new areas, such as entertainment and creativity, travel and hospitality industry, which contributed N239 billion to GDP in 2016″.
“NACCIMA is poised to tap into opportunities opening up, such as the Global Inter-Agency Initiative on Youth Employment in which OPS members will play a crucial role. We hope through our participation, more opportunities will be opened for our NACCIMA youth entrepreneurs.
“The association’s Medium Term Strategic Plan (MTSP) 2018-2022 continues to be a useful roadmap”.
Lawson, who praised Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi for his achievements in the first term, said “the governor’s four cardinal agenda in the second tenure would move the state forward and break new frontiers”.
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