Boko Haram Won’t Hinder Foreign Investment —Consultant

The present state of insecurity in the country caused by the Boko Haram sect will not hamper foreign investment in Nigeria, ECOWAS, consultant on Multi-National Companies, Dr. (Mrs.) Moji Afolabi-Timson has said.

Dr. Afolabi-Timson, who addressed the  media together with the President  of  Socio-Cultural  Integration  of  African  Youths Organization  (SCIAYO),  Mr. Slyvester  Ricolins  Ejarkaminor,  in Lagos, about a seminar on the procedure to  obtain  ECOWAS  Trade  Liberalization  Scheme  (ETLS)/Importance of Integration for Regional  Development, coming up in Cote d’lvoire early next month, said terrorism is not peculiar to Nigeria  and  that  the country would soon  get over  it.

“At the moment, over 27 countries are doing business with us. Japan,  China,  France  and  other  big  economies are  daily  making enquires  on  opportunities  to  expand  their  flourishing  trade relationship  with ECOWAS  states.  Forget  the  issue  of  Boko Haram,  Nigeria  remains  one  of  the  biggest  players,  where products make remarkable growth,” she said.

In  his contribution Ejarkaminor  said  SCIAYO and  Moje  Group Pharmaceutical   are  promoters  of  regional  entrepreneurial  and cultural  integration.

 He  revealed  that  the  two  groups,  in partnership  with  Ivorian  Ministry  of  African  Integration  and Nigeria’s Ministry of Commerce, in conjunction with the Embassy of Nigeria in Abidjan, are organizing the seminar on  how to  obtain  ETLS  and  business  ventures  within  ECOWAS countries and an international award night.

He said the seminar and award night is a platform for exchange between government, stakeholders,  fellow ECOWAS members on  ways  of  minimizing  risk  while  doing  business  in  ECOWAS countries.

Dr. Afolabi- Timson revealed that over 25 people will be honoured at the award night among whom are the President of  Cote d’Ivoire, six  top  legislators  in  Nigeria,  people  who  have  excelled  in business,  science,  sports,  education  and  politics  and  that  the seminar  and award night comes up in Cote d’lvoire on  6 and 7 June respectively.