ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- President Bola Tinubu on Sunday reached seven economic-driven landmark agreements in different fields with his Qatari counterparts to achieve strong bilateral trade.
This is following the Nigeria-Qatar Business and Investment Forum in Doha.
The President assured Qatari investors that his administration will remove bottlenecks hindering the smooth running of business enterprises.
Tinubu also promised the investors of the vast opportunity in Nigeria, noting that the country is open and ready for business.
Nigeria’s president stated that Africa’s largest economy and its systems are being reformed.Â
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He told Qatar’s captains of industry to report any government official who demands a bribe or any form of inducement at any point in their business endeavour moving forward, even as he assured them of direct access to the President’s Office.
Tinubu said, “I am here to give you the assurance that reforms are going on; forget about whatever you heard in the past. Whatever is the obstacle or problem that some of you might have experienced; it is in the past, because there is no obstacle in the future.
“Do not offer a bribe to any of our people, and if it is requested or taken from you, report to us. You will have access to me. Nigeria will no longer be defined by the past, but by what we do now and moving forward. Refrain from letting perceptions hinder your will to invest.”
The seven agreements, according to President Tinubu Media Centre are; the establishment of a joint business council (JBC) between the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA).
Others are; regulation of employment of workers with the Government of Qatar, cooperation agreement in the field of education, cooperation agreement in the field of youths and sports, cooperation in the field of tourism, cooperation in the field of business events and memorandum of understanding combating illicit trade in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.