This fact is contained in a media statement issued and
signed by the association’ Event’s Chairman Barnabas Eshiet and the Organising
Secretary Johnmark Ukoko respectively and made available to the media recently
in Lagos.
The statement disclosed that the event with the theme ” The
impacts of management of Forex on Real&
SMEs sector”, will attract many
captains of industry and top financial operatives, who were been expected to
discuss the impacts of the shortage of forex on their firms in particular and
the country in general.
The CICAN’s statement stressed that the forum would provide
the real sector& SMEs and financial operators opportunity to tell their
stories.
The statement added that the opportunity would provide CICAN
members an opportunity to fully beam their searchlight on the impacts and
scarcity of FX on the country’s manufacturing sector in particular and SMEs
sector which has had stunted growth over the years due to the myriads of
challenges they have grapple with over the years.
The statement disclosed that some captains of industry who were been expected include the President
of Nigeria Chambers is Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture ( NACCIMA), the
President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria ( MAN) Engr Mansur Ahmed,
the president of National Association of Small Scale Enterprises (NASME), Banks
executives, industrialists, top journalists and the members of the public.
The statement added that the event which is billed for
December 16, 2021, is scheduled to hold at the prestigious Lagos Airport Hotel,
Ikeja, Lagos.
The statement added that the event which is billed for
December 16, 2021, is scheduled to hold at the prestigious Lagos Airport Hotel,
Ikeja, Lagos.
The statement stressed that CICAN will use the opportunity
of the forum to recognize some renowned industrialists for their great stride
and perseverance to continue to operate their business in the country despite
the many challenges they have grapple with over the years.
Some of the manufacturers to be honour include; a renowned industrialist His Royal Highness Igwe Chris
Oranu Chidume, the Managing
Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Kris Oral Group of Companies, Ogbaru,
Anambra State, the Managing Director of
Cabelman Wires and Cables Me George Onofowokan,
the Nigeria Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (
NACCIMA), the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria ( MAN), Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing
( IVM), the Bank of Industry ( BOI) and
MedPlus Pharmaceuticals Limited and some other local firms who have
forge on with their operations despite the dunting challenges they have
contented with over the years.
It would be recalls that CICAN is one of the country’s
oldest beat association affiliated to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ),
with it’s National Headquarters in Lagos and affiliate members in Abuja, Aba
and some other cities where there are concentration of manufacturing firms.
CICAN members are the journalists that report and analyse
the country’s real sector, SMEs, commerce and the manufacturing sectors.
It will be recalls that CICAN in December of every year
usually assemble captains of industry, SMEs and banking operators to discuss
issues that affect the real sector and SMEs in the country.
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