By Goodluck Ikiebe.
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Finance, Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, has promised to collaborate with the MSME Forum to pursue private sector involvement in the development of Nigeria.
Prince Agba gave this indication when the executive members of the Forum and five BOT members led by Alhaji Garba Ibrahim Gusau, paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja on Tuesday, 5th April, 2022.
The Minister, who was pleased with the Forum’s presentation on Sustainable Framework for Nigeria’s Economic Growth and Development, assured that he was willing to work with the Forum to realize the lofty agenda in its paper.
He stated that an MoU that address the key prayers that were made to the Ministry in the Technical Paper presentation would need to be drawn and signed by both parties in due course.
He noted that he was hearing of the Forum for the first time and assured that MSME Forum will be part of the organisations that will work on the reviews of the National Economic Development Plan document for Nigeria in the future.
Prince Agba also gave his word that the Forum will be invited for stakeholder programs that are MSME related and carried along in its activities and opportunities in the future.
Also on the entourage were three Commodities Associations including Sunflower, Ginger and Rice.
