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  • FG pledges support for private sector investments

    FG pledges support for private sector investments

    The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to fostering an enabling environment for private sector-led investments to drive economic growth, particularly in the agricultural sector.

    The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, gave this assurance during a meeting with the Managing Director of Olam Agri, Mr. Anil Nair, in Abuja. Olam Agri is a subsidiary of the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC).

    Edun acknowledged the government’s role in supporting broader development initiatives such as constructing rural farm roads and establishing strategic grain reserves. He praised Olam Agri’s contributions, emphasizing that such private sector investments align with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic diversification agenda.

    “Private sector investments like those of Olam Agri are essential to achieving the government’s goals of economic diversification, increased agricultural productivity, and enhanced food security,” Edun said.

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    In his remarks, Mr. Nair outlined Olam Agri’s plans to capitalize on emerging opportunities in Nigeria’s agricultural sector. The company aims to expand investments in fertilizer production, provide increased irrigation support, and develop processing facilities to boost local value addition.

    “These investments will enhance agricultural productivity, reduce food prices through improved supply chains, and stimulate the growth of Nigeria’s agribusiness sector,” Nair stated.

    As a leading player in Nigeria’s agribusiness sector, Olam Agri is strengthening its collaboration with key stakeholders to unlock new growth opportunities. The company’s planned investments are expected to create jobs, improve the livelihoods of farmers, and contribute to Nigeria’s overall economic development.

  • Lagos promises enabling environment for private sector

    Lagos promises enabling environment for private sector

    Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reiterated the government’s commitment to putting an enabling environment in place for private sector investors to flourish in the state.

    Mr Governor who made the pledge during the inauguration of PurpleMall Real Estate Project, PurpleLekki, as part of the neighbourhood retail concept that brings convenience to residential developments around, in terms of their retail activities, their entertainment activities, urged the board and management of PurpleLekki to allow the money in Lekki, reflect in other areas of Lagos.

    According to the governor all you need to do is to have the ability to change the needs and the prospects for each other locations in Lagos.

    “I want to say that every part of Lagos is vibrant, I can assure you that whatever it takes to work and be sustainable, the Lagos State government is ready to support us so that we can spread the prosperity of Lagos.

    “I want to stand here and say to you that we as a government will continue to provide an enabling environment for this to happen. We will continue to ensure that whatever the case, whatever the challenges, or hiccups that you have, that will not be a hindrance to the visions or to the investment you want to increase.

    “We are ready to sit with you, we are ready to discuss. I am ready to remove the red tape because it’s only when we create an enabling environment for businesses that they can flourish. We can’t do all, we need the private sector to do it,” Sanwo-Olu stated.

    The Chief Executive Officer, Purple Real Estate Plc, Olaide Agboola, said the valuation of the asset on a complete basis, including third-party interest, was well in excess of about N80billion as at December 2024 excluding third-party interest.

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    He said: “For interest that belongs to Purple itself, we’re looking at about N55 billion, what we’ve done on our own side is to ensure that all our short-term obligations are completely eradicated over the short term, and ensure that we’re down, which means we’ll probably be down to about 10per cent debt to gross assets, we can take that back up to about 20per cent in terms of debt to gross assets.”

    Agboola said the aim was to be able to make a significant impact within the Lekki environment and be able to take a huge chunk of the market share in terms of the economy to domicile that within the building when it’s all fully operational.

    “But with that amount of equity in our hands, I think the most important thing for us is the impact we want to make with that equity going into the foreseeable future over the next five years. And for us, the only play is infrastructure. And how we can get into that on a sustainable basis that ensures that the impact we make, the equity that is generated from the activities of the public, is fully felt within the city of Lagos.

    “We are not a destination center per se, we’re a neighbourhood center. We’re a center where you can easily walk to, you can easily drive to. We’re within the community; we’re part of the community. And that’s what really brought about the concept of the neighbourhood concept, and for us to co-locate all of these great brands doing different things within different spaces, providing the essence of essential goods like medicine, pharmacy, supermarket, retail, as well as the other aspects of things that you need, entertainment, cinema, skating, whilst also infusing other elements that are essential to the soul. Within the building, we’ve got a gym, we also have a fitness center,” Agboola added.

    The health and wellness center is coming up within the building as well and at the same time, it’s  also going to have long and short stay apartments within the building, where people could live, stay for short and long periods, Agboola stated. “Whether you’re a domestic, whether you live in Lagos, or whether you live outside of Lagos or outside of the country, and you’re coming in for a visitation or for business or for tourism, we have all that space within this building.

    He said within the building itself, there had been an excess of jobs that had been created within the neighbourhood, from the small time jobs to the major jobs. “If you look at the impact on the environment in it alone, the drainage works, maintenance and stuff were done by the company and would continue to be taken care of by the company. The garden works to the front of the building from ‘Delta Afrique to Car Wash’ is also done and maintained by us,” he added.

    He said the building is the first to be certified by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is the top most sort of certification that you could have in terms of environmental impact and sustainability for a building of this nature.

    Agboola said it was the first of its kind that was retail infused that had received such certification in the country today. “So there’s quite a bit of impact that we’re cutting across from the real ones that you probably can immediately see, feel and touch the jobs to the environment. We’re cutting across a whole section of that.

    “Even in PurpleLekki itself, we’re also recruiting and also increasing our numbers in terms of what we do. But if you also look at the element of what we do in itself, from the supermarket down to the perfume stores, you can see the level of commerce and impact in terms of the economic impact that we are creating within the Lekki environment,” Agboola stated.

  • Business leaders seek private sector investment to support IDPs

    Business leaders seek private sector investment to support IDPs

    Business leaders from across Africa have sought private sector solutions to the problem of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and other impacted communities on the continent.

    They met in Lagos during this year’s Africa Roundtable on Private Sector Solutions to examine innovative ways the private sector could explore to support communities impacted by internal displacement.

    The event was organised by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in collaboration with the Government of Nigeria, the Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General on Solutions to Internal Displacement and co-hosted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

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    The United Nations Special Advisor on Solutions to Internal Displacement, Robert Piper, said: “We have a new generation of solutions plans that promise to move millions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) onto solutions pathways. The private sector has a vital role to play – by creating jobs, supporting entrepreneurship, driving economic growth. We need capital, we need ideas, we need creativity, we need markets. Success depends on these.”

    Despite the potential, the fragile environments in many affected countries pose significant challenges to private sector investment due to high risks and the absence of enabling regulatory frameworks.

    Discussions during the event centered on the barriers to investment, underscoring the need for collaboration among governments, development banks and the private sector to unlock opportunities in the regions.

  • How jumbled regulatory regime inhibit private sector growth

    How jumbled regulatory regime inhibit private sector growth

    • By Perching Hawk

    The Bola Tinubu administration has been making pronouncements and effecting changes in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the federal government in furtherance of its electoral promise to provide enabling environments for private sector operators to lead the charge in revamping the nation’s economy.

    While these changes are expected to ignite positive strides in regulatory functions to provide necessary encouragements to existing and prospective investors in Nigeria, it is also important that the activities of MDAs align with the economic environment and to local and international best practices.

    Given that a quarter of the administration’s tenure is already gone, it would not be out of place to examine how regulatory activities of the MDAs are impacting the growth or otherwise of the private sector and conversely the socio-economic wellbeing of the people in general.

    One recurrent complaint by the organized private sector (OPS) in Nigeria is ‘overregulation’ by governments and their agencies.

    Analysts have sometimes linked the perceived overregulation to attempts by MDAs to increase their internally generated revenue, following dwindling funding from government; others point to ambiguity or overlap in legal instruments setting up MDAs as well as overzealousness by officials of regulatory institutions in carrying out their respective mandates.

    Globalisation has however necessitated that regulatory functions especially in developing economies like Nigeria be harmonized and rationalized for more efficient output to support the growth of industries in order to promote increased capacity utilization, quality and competitive products and services, thus providing the much-talked about employment opportunities for the teeming youths.

    Recent occurrences in some sectors suggest that not much has changed in wide gaps between policy objectives and implementation by regulatory authorities.

    Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) in Nigeria are playing discordant tunes on Pre-paid meters in the electricity sector, while the regulatory authorities seemed unable to stand their ground in ensuring that consumers get the best services possible.

    Efficient and effective metering should be a sine qua non to properly account for services rendered against charges applied to the consumers.

    Another critical area is the regulation of quality of goods where agencies like Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and lately the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) among others hold sway.

    In spite of the continuous calls by the OPS for harmonisation of regulatory functions to reduce the burden on industry and subsequently consumers, not much seemed to have changed.

    I read the other day about an agency’s fact finding visits to steel manufacturing plants across the nation to investigate perceived infractions relating to poor quality and anti-competitive behaviour following intelligence and surveillance reports. This writer learnt that not only samples of the products in question were taken but computers and even telephone handsets of operatives of the steel companies, not without a Court Order though.

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    What the regulator has done can be likened to tactically shutting down the steel companies’ production processes, which presumes guilt rather than innocence until proven otherwise as provided in Nigerian legal jurisprudence.

    Regulatory activities should balance meeting standards, quality, safety, regulatory, environmental, and socio-economic requirements with the provision of job opportunities and the attendant positive impacts down the social ladder.

    The investigation being carried out, in this writer’s opinion, should be in close collaboration with SON, especially on verifying the quality of product samples taken, in order to save scarce government resources.  Regulation of anti-competitive behaviour should be done with care and diligence, so as not to get drawn into dirty fights among industry players in trying to outplay and outwit each other.

    The federal government over decades is said to have invested billions of Naira building laboratory competencies in such agencies as SON, NAFDAC, FIIRO, NAQS etc., with some already attaining ISO/IEC 17025 (Standard for Testing and Calibration Laboratories) accreditation and international

    recognition status.

    Thus, MDAs requiring laboratory tests and analysis should ensure maximum patronage of such existing infrastructures, except where the competency for testing a particular product is non-existent locally, in the nation’s interest.

    Also, the Nigerian National Accreditation System (NiNAS) I understand is building necessary capacities for accreditation of laboratories with the required global recognition that goes with it.

    Another issue is the avoidable amount of government resources being expended on procuring management systems training and certification services from abroad that SON readily have available in content, accreditation and global recognition. Such competencies as in the renowned ISO Quality (QMS), Environmental (EMS), Food Safety (FSMS) and Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Management Standards amongst others.

    Thus, no MDA of the federal government should expend scarce foreign exchange on services that SON, NAFDAC, FIIRO, NiNAS and other local institutions with similar competencies can creditably render.

    The Tinubu administration should work towards harmonizing and rationalizing government regulatory structures to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness in order to provide the much needed enabling environment for the private sector to thrive, in furtherance of the Renewed Hope Agenda.

    •Hawk writes from Lagos.

  • Fed Govt, states, private sector sign accord for economic, financial inclusion

    Fed Govt, states, private sector sign accord for economic, financial inclusion

    • Shettima canvasses prosperous future for all

    In its efforts to deliver affordable financial services to all Nigerians, especially the disadvantaged and low-income segments, the federal government has signed, what it tagged the Aso Accord for Economic and Financial Inclusion with state governments and private sector stakeholders.

    Vice President Kashim Shettima, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Yemi Cardoso, signed the accord on behalf of the federal government, the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, signed for the states, while Sterling Bank PLC’s MD/CEO, Abubakar Suleiman, represented the private sector.

    According to a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, the workshop was organised by the Office of the Technical Advisor to the President on Financial Inclusion (Office of the Vice President).

    Declaring the workshop open, Vice President Shettima demanded a renewed commitment from state governors and other key players in the nation’s economic and financial inclusion space to forge a more inclusive and prosperous future for all Nigerians.

    According to him, while President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to inclusive economic growth for sustainable development had been unmistakable, “at the core of Mr. President’s economic recovery strategy lies a multifaceted approach aimed at rescuing the economy through various means.”

    The VP who listed the means to include “job creation, ensuring food security, eradicating extreme poverty, and, notably, facilitating access to capital,” pointed out that these “form the foundation upon which our nation’s prosperity rests.

    “They also demonstrate our resolve to reinvent a system where economic empowerment is not just a dream but a tangible reality for all,” he added.

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    VP Shettima noted that the inspiration to engage critical stakeholders in the two-day workshop stemmed from the shared interests that align with the stark reality that Nigeria cannot afford to maintain the status quo, expressing confidence that the depth of expertise within the reach of participants is enough to power their grand ideas for financial inclusion.

    The Vice President said, “I stand here today compelled to express my heartfelt commendation to all the esteemed individuals who have been pivotal in advancing the cause of financial inclusion in Nigeria. From the tireless efforts of the present and past Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria to the unwavering dedication of the Federal Ministry of Finance, each of you has played an indispensable role in championing this noble cause over the years.

    “I am proud to announce that part of our agenda today involves the signing of the Aso Accord for Economic and Financial Inclusion. This accord will symbolize a renewed and active commitment from all leaders in the economic and financial inclusion space, affirming our collective resolve to forge a more inclusive and prosperous future for every Nigerian.”

    Earlier, the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President (Office of The Vice President), Senator Hassan Hadejia, said expectations are high, as stakeholders are expected to, among other things, interrogate the rising gender gap in financial inclusion.

    Noting that the concept must integrate equality and accessibility of financial services to all and sundry, he said President Tinubu’s charge to stakeholders at the forum is to ensure that no one should be left behind as stakeholders adopt new strategies and models of meeting set targets.

    In his goodwill message at the event, the 14th Emir of Kano and former CBN Governor, HRH, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, emphasised the need for a review of strategies for enhancing financial inclusion and literacy across the country, noting that it is a continuous work requiring consistent implementation.

    He stressed the need for the integration of financial literacy in the educational curriculum of schools in the country, explaining that there is a direct correlation between financial exclusion and the wave of insecurity and poverty levels, among other vices in the country.

    On his part, the Governor of Ondo State, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, advocated the adoption and deployment of technology to boost the digital environment to strengthen access to financial services, even in rural communities.

    He outlined some of the efforts made by the Ondo State government to boost financial inclusion in the state, noting the work done by the state Entrepreneurship Agency, especially in the rural areas to expand financial services to small businesses and individuals.

    In his remarks, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Edun, said financial inclusion is an integral element of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Tinubu administration, especially in ensuring prosperity for all Nigerians by reaching the 100 percent financial inclusion mark.

    He commended the support of stakeholders and the critical role played by the CBN in ensuring that the 100 percent target is reached in the shortest possible time, just as he pledged the support of his ministry in ensuring that the targets set by actors are realised.

    The representative of the CBN Governor, Dr. Clement Buari, who is the bank’s Director of Strategy Management, said the apex bank was doing a lot to accelerate financial inclusion across the country, particularly in underserved communities, insisting that it is a moral and pragmatic obligation for the CBN to take citizens out of the prison of deprivation.

    He assured that the CBN will continue to work collaboratively with other stakeholders to accelerate the process of bringing as many individuals and businesses into the fold of financial institutions.

    Also present at the event were the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Abubakar Bagudu; Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye; Deputy Governor of Borno State, Umar Usman Kadafur; Deputy Governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Umar Tafida and heads of government agencies.

  • Varsity VC urges govt, private sector to shun Public Relations quacks

    Varsity VC urges govt, private sector to shun Public Relations quacks

    Acting Vice Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Prof. Abdullahi Modibbo, has called on government and private institutions to stop engaging non-licensed individuals for public relations responsibilities. 

    Prof. Modibbo made the call during the induction of 46 postgraduate students of the Institute of Strategic and Development Communication (ISDEVCOM) into the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in Keffi. 

    According to a statement issued on Friday by NIPR’s Director of Public Relations, Stanley Ogadigo, Prof. Modibo also warned that quackery endangers society and hinders progress.

    He emphasized that the activities of quacks in the public relations field pose a significant threat to the society, as they often spread misinformation and undermine credible communication.

    He commended the current NIPR leadership for its efforts to restore the dignity of the public relations profession, emphasizing that professionalism is essential for driving development in the country. 

    “We need to ensure that only licensed and trained professionals handle public relations responsibilities, as this is crucial for building trust and credibility in our society,” Prof. Modibbo said.

    NIPR President, Dr. Ike Neliaku, noted that the Federal Government’s recognition of NIPR as a chartered institute reinforces its importance in nation-building. 

    He urged new inductees to operate legally and cautioned those still engaging in quackery to obtain licenses and follow due process. 

    “We will continue to work with relevant stakeholders to ensure that only qualified professionals practice public relations in Nigeria,” Dr. Neliaku said.

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    The event also saw the presentation of a Visionary Leadership Award to Dr. Neliaku by the Nasarawa State Governor’s representative, Mr. Yakubu Lamai, who praised the NIPR’s achievements under Dr. Neliaku’s leadership. 

    “The verifiable unprecedented achievements of Dr. Neliaku-led Council have opened robust partnership opportunities for the Nasarawa State Government and the Institute,” Mr. Lamai said.

    The induction ceremony marked a significant milestone for the 46 postgraduate students, who have completed their studies in strategic and development communication. 

    The event was attended by academics, public relations practitioners, and government officials, who all praised the efforts of NIPR to promote professionalism in the field.

  • Private sector, states not remiting pension, says Trust Fund Pensions

    A Pension Fund Administrator (PFA), TrustFund Pensions Plc has accused the private sector and the state governments of non-remittance of pension under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) for their workers.

    To this end, Trustfund has called on intending retirees to always check their balance to ensure that their employers have been remitting their pension as and when due.

    The call was made by the Head of Customers Relations Management, Trustfund, Mrs Racheal Obi, during a pre-retirement and retiree forum organised by Trustfund Pensions in Abuja.

    She said: “Private sector and state governments are worst culprits when it comes to non remittance of pension for the workers.

    “For the pre-retirees, we tell them what they ought to know in preparation for retirement. They should be conscious of the balances in their accounts, whether or not their employers have remitted as and when due, as well as the legal issues, so that they can sort them out before they approach us for payment. So that when they come, payment is seamless.”

    She pointed out that there were a lot of unfunded accounts due to the failure of private sector employers to fully comply, while the state governments constitute a weak link in the implementation of the scheme.

  • Fed Govt, private sector to partner on labour-friendly policies

    The  Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has called for synergy between the government and the private sector in promoting labour-friendly policies.

    The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Nwankwo Alo, made the call in Abuja when the Director-General, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Timothy Olawale, visited him.

    He described NECA as a critical and dependable partner in maintaining industrial harmony in Nigeria, and therefore encouraged the association to join hands with government to move the country forward.

    The Permanent Secretary pledged government’s continued support to NECA, and appreciated the association’s outstanding performance in providing the platform for private sector employers to interact with government.

    The Permanent Secretary was optimistic that Federal Government and NECA would continue to have a robust relationship, which would bring peace and tranquillity in the work environment.

    Earlier, the Director-General, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, Timothy Olawale, said the association would continue to partner with government to deepen the nation’s industrial relation’s system and ensure industrial harmony.

    In a related development, Alo has called for a more comprehensive identification of risks associated with the Labour sector, for inclusion in the National Risk Register.

    The Permanent Secretary spoke at the flag-off of a workshop on the Development of National Risk Register (NRR) for Nigeria, organised for the staff of the ministry.

    He described as narrow, the risk proposed by the Risk Assessment Working Group (RAWG) for ownership by the Ministry – Industrial Action Affecting Key Industries and Government-run Services.

    He said: “It, therefore, became necessary to develop in-house capacities on the subject for more comprehensive identification of risks associated with the Labour sector”.

    Represented by Director, Human Resources and Management, Mr Ajibola Ibrahim, the Permanent Secretary said: “Any unidentified risk in this sector would not appear on the Risk Register, and would not be taken into cognisance while planning for avoidance of occurrence or reduction of impact on the nation’s economy.”

    According to him, the National Risk Register is developed and maintained by countries to serve as information and planning tool on risk identification and management, and Nigeria is adopting the process as a best practice.

    Director, Special Duties/Projects, Dr Martina Nwordu said the training was aimed at building staff capacity in-house to enable optimal contribution to the development of the NRR, with the labour sector adequately covered; and to acquire sufficient knowledge to develop Local Risk Register (LRR) for the ministry at various levels.

  • Fg, private sector to partner on Labour-friendly policies

    The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Nwankwo Alo, has called for synergy between Government and the private sector in promoting Labour-friendly policies.

    Alo spoke in Abuja when he received in audience the Director-General, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Timothy Olawale, and his entourage.

    He described NECA as a critical and dependable partner in maintaining industrial harmony in Nigeria, and encouraged the Association to join hands with Government to move the country forward.

    The Permanent Secretary pledged Government’s continued support to NECA, and appreciated the Association’s outstanding performance in providing the platform for private sector employers to interact with Government.

    He assured NECA that Government placed a lot of score on the private sector, and appreciated its support.

    The Permanent Secretary was optimistic that Government and NECA would continue to have a robust relationship, which would bring peace and tranquility in the work environment.

    Earlier, the Director-General, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, Timothy Olawale, pledged the continued partnership with Government to deepen the nation’s industrial relation’s system, and ensure industrial harmony.

     

  • ‘Buhari committed to private sector driven economy’

    President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is committed to a private sector driven economy, the Director General, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Alex A. Okoh, has said.

    He called on local and international businessmen to take advantage of the government’s open door policy to establish businesses in the country.

    Okoh, who spoke at the handover of the Terminal ‘B’ Warri Old Port to the concessionaire- Ocean & Cargo Terminal Services Limited –on Monday, said Nigerian ports are the main gateway to the country; and are key to the Federal Government’s objective of diversifying and growing the economy.

    He said the objective of the government’s concession, is to increase efficiency at the ports with the ultimate goal to modernise the ports to make them more competitive.

    Okoh, in a statement issued by BPE’s Head of Public Communication, Amina Othman Tukur,  said the concession is for a period of 25 years at an annual lease fee of $1,621,500, in addition to the entry fee and monthly throughput fee chargeable on the volume of cargo handled.

    He assured that the implementation of the covenanted development plan for the Concessionaire would be closely monitored by the relevant government agencies, including the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), BPE and Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) to ensure compliance.

    NPA Managing Director, Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman, represented by the Executive Director, Marine and Operations, Sokonte Davies, said the concessioning of ports’ facilities was carried out to enhance productivity and attract more cargos to the hitherto abandoned port.

    She appealed to the people in the port community to support government’s initiatives aimed at developing the maritime industry, saying the port concession would enhance the economy of Delta State and create jobs for people in the host communities.

    “We, therefore implore the communities, in making the government’s efforts a success; they should work positively with the concessionaire; the communities should try not to put any pressure on them because pressures can shut the business down.

    “But if the communities support them, they will see that as activities increase and vessels come, it will increase the engagement of young men and women and even several other people.

    “The communities will be positively impacted because the economy will grow and it will have positive effect on every area of life of the people.

    “We are using this opportunity to appeal to the host communities to help this one to work. It is working in other places, don’t let yours be different”, he added.