The director-general of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Segun Ajayi Kadir, has commended the initiatives of the Mohammed Bello-Koko led management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), at promoting exports of locally manufactured goods.
Segun Ajayi made this known, on Tuesday, when he led a delegation comprising the vice president, John Aluya; chairman of MAN Apapa branch, Frank Ike Onyebu, and others on partnership renewal visit on the NPA management.
Speaking at the meeting, the managing director, NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko, said the authority will continue to create enabling environment for export to thrive.
Bello-Koko, however, invited MAN to take advantage of the Export Processing Terminals (EPT), that have been licenced by the NPA under the technical guidance of the Nigerian Export Processing Council (NEPC).
He said, “our commitment to up the ante of trade facilitation remained unwavering. This is why we have been and will continue to be an advocate of creating enabling atmosphere for local manufacturers. I, therefore, want to assure the leadership of MAN that our doors are open always to address all concerns of your individual and corporate members.”
The NPA and MAN, however, arose from the meeting with an agreement to set up a joint think tank with the overriding objective of improving the fortunes of local manufacturing in a sustainable manner as to ensure that Nigeria takes maximum advantage of the inherent advantages of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and garner a greater market share of global trade.
