11 Ministers, 8 Governors converge in Washington DC for Infrastructure Conference

11 key sector Ministers and 8 Nigerian governors  attend a two-day US-Nigeria infrastructure conference which opens on Wednesday October 10, 2012 in Washington, DC.

The conference which is titled “Building the Infrastructure for Nigeria’s Vision 20:2020” would provide opportunity for each minister to showcase potentials of their ministries before American investors.

The expected ministers  at the conference are:

Mike Onolememen, Minister of Works, Amb. Olugbenga Ashiru of Foreign Affairs, Senator Idris Umar, Minister of Transport, Princess Stella Oduah, Minister of Aviation and Amal Pepple, Minister of Land, Housing and Urban Development.

Others are: Sarah Reng Ochekpe, Minister of Water Resources, Senator Bala Mohammed, Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communication Technology, Arc Musa Sada, Minister of Mines, Steel and Solid Minerals and Olusegun Aganga, Minister of Trade and Investment.

African Examiner gathered that 8 governors have been lined up for Wednesday and Thursday program to discuss specific projects opportunities in their states.

The governors are: Governor Ibikunle Amosun, Ogun State,  Governor Rotimi Amaechi, Rivers State, Governor  Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Kano State, Governor Peter Obi, Anambra State.

Others are: Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo (Gombe State)  Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, (Nasawara State) Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa State, (Kaduna) Governor  Isa Yaguda (Bauchi State) Governor Henry Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa State.)

The conference is being organized by the Corporate Council of Africa (CCA) in conjunction with the Nigerian embassy in Washington DC.

October 12, 2012