•President Buhari
More states are supporting The Nation’s Economic Forum billed for Thursday and Friday at the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.
Benue, Nasarawa and Plateau states joined the train at the weekend.
The Economic Summit has been described as historic, coming immediately after the passage of the 2016 budget.
Expected to participate are federal ministries of Finance, Solid Minerals, Agriculture, Power, Works and Housing.
The private sector has an important role to play in the Forum. While the Bank of Industry is expected to deliver a paper on issues affecting SMEs, the US-Africa Chambers of Commerce, plans to deliver a paper and also bring its influence in agriculture accross European countries and America to the Forum.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will lead the Forum with a keynote address while Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode will host the event.
The National Forum on The Economy is being organised by Vintage Press Ltd, publishers of The Nation, and CEEDEE Resources as a response effort to the current initiatives to reposition the economy.
The Forum which has as a theme “National Economy : The Way Forward”, will feature conferences and exhibitions on Inter and Intra Regional Competencies, and potentials of the participants.
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