NEPAD’s nine day Africa Trade Fair ends in Nigeria
A nine day New Partnership For Africa’s Development (NEPAD) trade fair has on Sunday October 31st ended in what was described by the Secretary to the Nigerian Government of the Federation Alhaji Yayale Ahmed as “success because it actually attained NEPAD’s local content development drive.” (Photo: Ag. HOC Rakie Macarthy explaining Sierra Leone’s Gender situation to a Rights Activist at the NEPAD Trade Fair)
Speaking during the formal closure of the NEPAD trade fair, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed said he is happy to let the world know that “This NEPAD trade fair provided a unique meeting point for interactions and exchange of ideas between potential investors, buyers and sellers of general goods and services. “It also encouraged partnership and joint venture initiatives between investors, Manufacturers, Industrialists and other stakeholders.
A cross section of participants from Africa during the closure of the Trade Fair
In addition, the trade-fair promoted regional trade development cooperation and integration. “It exposed Africa and its great and vast potentials and opportunities to both African and Western entrepreneurs and facilitated the development and optimal utilization of local content and its acceptance in the vast international export market and promote the non oil sector of the African economy with particular respect to agro – industries, manufacturing, mining and mineral resources.
Pasco Temple, Information Attache (right) informing Nigeria's Secretary to the Federation Alhaji Yayale (left) Ahmed about current improvements
The failure on the part of the Ministry of Trade and State Enterprises to participate in the trade fair actually necessitated the collective of Sierra Leone High Commission in the Federal Republic of Nigeria to mobilize and made a satisfactory representation at the Investment Forum and showcased Sierra Leone as a country with vast arable land for agricultural purpose, one of the world’s largest Iron Ore deposits, a Tourist Destination with pristine white Sandy Beaches coupled with Eco- Tourism sites, a convenient place to do business: one of the safest Countries in Africa.
Cultural display - a masked devil at NEPAD Trade Fair
In addition, Sierra Leone was showcased as a country with stable electricity in the capital and improving electricity supply to the rural areas: a Country with effective communications network and improving infrastructural development, which according to Nigeria’s vice President Architect Namadi Sambo during the opening of the NEPAD trade fair, are the basis for development of any country.
Other Participants include representatives from Cameroon, Ghana, Uganda, Benin, Gambia, Nigeria, South Africa, Mali, and Senegal 36 States within the Nigerian Federation etc.
Different countries displayed products, country policies, facilities and culture.
Pasco Gerald Temple, Information Attaché, Sierra Leone High Commission, Abuja, Nigeria
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