Abiodun, who stated this at the 36th Annual General Meeting
of the Ogun State branch of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) in
Abeokuta, stressed the need for African leaders to look at how the agreement
would benefit the various countries.
He said: “Our production base has continued to expand and we
are harnessing the potentials of the manufacturing sector towards improving on
policy formulations and programmes to internalize and mainstream African
Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCTA) into Nigeria’s Economic
Development Plan.
“Interestingly, the results have remained positive,
especially, in the area of employment generation, wealth creation, food security
and poverty alleviation and consequently, the continued improvement in the
standards of living of Nigerians.
“There is no gainsaying the fact that the Federal Government
has upped the ante on economic diversification and re-tooling the manufacturing
sector for economic sustainability.
“By doing this, we will come up with improved and more
practical recommendations that will make such international economic
collaboration more beneficial to the manufacturing sector in particular, and,
the nation’s economy in general.”
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