Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has urged members of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) to take advantage of President Bola Tinubu’s flexible economic diversification policies to accelerate national growth.
Akume made the call on Thursday in Abuja while receiving the newly elected president of NACCIMA, Engineer Jani Ibrahim, and other executive members of the association on a courtesy visit to his office.
The SGF said the Tinubu administration has deliberately created a level playing field for private sector participation, adding that organised bodies such as NACCIMA must seize the opportunity to drive inclusive economic transformation.
According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Public Affairs, Terrence Kuanum, Akume said “I wish to warmly welcome you to my office, and also congratulate you on your election to lead the association as its 26th president.
“As you are all aware, we have over-depended on proceeds from crude oil for decades, leaving out huge revenues from other sectors of the nation’s economy.
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This government is deliberate about economic diversification as the surest path to building a veritable system that will outlive us, for generations yet unborn”, Akume said.
In his remarks, NACCIMA President, Engr. Jani Ibrahim, commended the SGF for his warm reception and reaffirmed the association’s commitment to supporting the Tinubu administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
“We have come to pledge our total support to President Tinubu through your office, and to strengthen the bond of public-private partnership. We are leveraging on the Renewed Hope policy to achieve our projection of a one-trillion-dollar economy by 2031. Considering the centrality of your office in governance, we are convinced that partnering with you would make our task more feasible”, Ibrahim said.
Highlighting NACCIMA’s commitment to environmental sustainability, Ibrahim disclosed that the association has earmarked the planting of one billion trees nationwide in support of the federal government’s green economy and environmental sustainability plan.
Other members of the delegation included Ambassador Janet Disa, Prince Dapo Adelegan, Yahaya Adediran, Emmanuel Akeh, Solomon Adebayo Audu, Suleiman Adoga Ibrahim, Prof. Tunde Esaru, and Dr. Abina Praise.
Established in 1960, NACCIMA serves as the umbrella body for all chambers of commerce, industry, mines, and agriculture across Nigeria.