John Edet
Stakeholder’s in the Nigerian exporting business have identified escalating insecurity, corruption and other blockage as major challenges facing the non-oil sector of the nation`s economy.
The Stakeholders in a One day Round Table Forum For Cassava And Palm Producers In The Non Oil Sector In Rivers State, organized by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC in Port Harcourt, equally underlined the need for Nigerian producers and exporters to attach an advantage in their products in order to compete favorable with other products at the international market.
The workshop which had participants from all works of life, especially those in the Non-oil sector saw several papers presented by eminent professionals including the Rivers State Commissioner of Commerce and Industry, Mrs. Clare Nwankpa who commended the organizer for putting up the programme.
She has added that the session could not have come at a time better than now when the state in particular and the entire nation in general are exploring ways through synergies with various organizations-both local ,foreign to improve the socio-economy and political conditions.
The commissioner who presented a paper titled “ Creating Synergy between the Rivers State Government and the Organized Private Sector For Enhanced Development of the state ,explained that to do justice to the event that the dream of the state government led by Barr.Nyesom Wike is to make the state “a heaven for investors, thereby Attracting Direct Foreign Investment”.
Mrs.Nwankpa however, pointed out that the state no doubt is blessed with abundant natural resources that need to be harnessed for enhanced economic development as the state cannot continue to depend on crude oil especially with its dwindling price at the international market.
Other papers presented at the event also took a look at the agricultural sector and the need to effectively harness the system for overall benefits for export and employment of our large population of youths in the country.
One of the stakeholder Chief Mike Elechi spoke at the sideline of the programme calling on the government at all levels to provide the enabling environment for agriculturists and other non-oil sector for the overall development of the country.
Chief Elechi identified the growing insecurity problem in the country as a major setback to those in the agricultural sector, adding that the level of taxation and illegal fees here and there has further compounded the problems of farmers in Nigeria.
Another stakeholder Chief Darius Deewe, who is the programme manager ADP, said his body has been at the forefront of engaging people and communities in the extension services, which he said includes training and other programmes in the agric sector.
Earlier ,the zonal Coordinator South South Region , Joe Itah ,said its body developed the zero oil plan in response to the recession in 2016 following the crash in international crude oil prices, pointing out that the zero oil plan prepares the nation for a world in which crude oil is less relevant.
He stressed that the zero oil plan is a strategy for boosting foreign exchange through the non-oil sector, mainly through ,rolling out export policies for the 22 major products that could generate up to U$$30 billion in foreign exchange a year.
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