Economy

Osinbajo, Dangote, Ghana’s former President Mahama, grace Nasarawa Investment Summit

Political bigwigs attended the opening of the two-day Nasarawa Investment Summit in Lafia on Wednesday.

Those who graced the occasion included Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Ghana’s former President John Mahama, and former Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi.

Others were Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo and Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group.

Others still were Sen. Tanko Al-Makura (APC- Nasarawa South) and Sen. Godiya Akwashiki (APC-Nasarawa North).

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the theme of the inaugural Nasarawa Investment Summit is: “Diamond in the Rough – The Making of New Investment Frontiers’’.

Speaker of Nasarawa House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi led principal officers and members of the Assembly to attend the summit.

Retired Justice Sidi Bage, Emir of Lafia and President Nasarawa State Council of Chiefs led other traditional rulers to attend the summit.

The summit aims at promoting investments in Nasarawa as well as fostering the partnership between public institutions and the private sector, the critical player in socio-economic development.

It serves as a platform to present credible and bankable investment opportunities that are market-ready for investors’ engagement. (NAN)

Felix Oloyede

Felix Oloyede is a Mass Communication graduate with 19 years experience in journalism. He has worked with TheWeek Magazine; Mirror Newspapers; West Africa BusinessNews and BusinessHallmark Newspaper. Oloyede has covered different news beats ranging from crime; arts; politics; commerce and industries to finance and economy. He is an alumnus of Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa. He has also attended different trainings on Media Communication at the Lagos Business School. He is an alumnus of Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa. He has also attended different trainings on Media Communication at the Lagos Business School.

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