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Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has said that that Federal Government will continue to interact and engage with the Organised Private Sector (OPS) in the country, while improving the country’s business climate.
Prof. Osinbajo, who also described the sector as the real engine room of growth and development in the country,made this observation during a virtual interaction with representatives and business leaders from the OPS, including the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA); Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Nigerian Association of Small-Scale Industrialists (NACCI) and the Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME).
The Vice President, while welcoming the presentation, noted that the private sector is the engine of growth and there is no way the Federal Government can do anything in the economy without the private sector. He assured sector that the government’s role is to make it easy for the sector to operate, and we are committed to that.
He told the delegation that with the relationship already established between the FG and the OPS, the government would follow up with all the issues raised and look forward to other engagements with you all.
Earlier, the OPS delegation led by its Chairman, Mr. Taiwo Adeniyi, made a presentation on the progress of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, with suggestions and proposals about its future.Members of the OPS delegation commended the Buhari administration for the continued interaction with the body over time.
According to Adeniyi, there has been a general optimism especially among medium-scale businesses that the AfCFTA will generate positive effects on the Nigerian economy.
Speaking later on behalf of the delegation the President of NASME, Mr. Orimadegun Agboade, praised the Vice President for his “personal attention to MSMEs Clinics, describing the VP’s support as “more than what we can express.” He added, “We are very grateful. God will continue to empower you.”
The virtual interaction was also attended the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, among other senior government officials.
