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    Obasanjo, Soludo, Others to Attend DRC-Nigeria Business Summit

    Alexandra Dominic-ChukwuBy Alexandra Dominic-ChukwuApril 28, 2023Updated:April 28, 2023No Comments2 Mins Read
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    ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, a former Nigerian President, has arrived in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the meeting of the DRC/Nigeria Business Council.

    Also, Anambra State’s Governor Charles Soludo and Wale Adeosun, a business mogul/renowned industrialist in DRC Congo, joined the former President on the trip.

    According to a press release by Obasanjo’s Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, , the meeting is scheduled to start tomorrow, in the country’s capital.

    Obasanjo left Abeokuta, Ogun State capital enroute Lagos at the early hours of Wednesday, for the two-hour chartered flight to Kinshasa with the Executive Secretary, National Action Committee on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and the former executive director/chief executive officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) between 2013 and 2022, Olusegun Awolowo.

    On ground ahead of the summit were the president of the Council and former Director General of the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, Mr. Jimi Lawal and representative of Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, Dr. Debo Akande.

    Others expected to join at the meeting are the Kaduna State Governor and Deputy President of the DRC/Nigeria Business Council, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, Aliko Dangote of the Dangote Group, Mrs. Stella Okoli of Emzor Paracetamol among others.

    At the last meeting held in Lagos in December, Nigeria’s outgoing President, Muhammadu Buhari expressed satisfaction with the establishment of the Council, which he stressed would further boost the trade relations between the two countries.

    The Deputy Secretary, DRC-NIGERIA Business Council, Ambassador Leke Adebiyi said no fewer than 30 prospective investors drawn from Health, Education, Agriculture, Communications, Power and Finance sectors are to meet with their DRC counterparts.

    Chief Olusegun Obasanjo DR Congo DRC-Nigeria Business Summit Professor Chukwuma Soludo
    Alexandra Dominic-Chukwu

    Alexandra Dominic-Chukwu is based in the eastern region of Nigeria. She covers politics, news writing, feature stories, among others. She has multitasking skills and can easily adapt to any working condition. She enjoys reading and writing.

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