The Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (PHCCIMA) seems to lead the search for the one solution that Nigeria seeks.
Disclosing the search at the Make-In-Nigeria 15th annual conference in Port Harcourt on behalf of Chinyere Nwoga, the PHHCIMA president, the financial secretary, Emmanuel Ogbondah, admitted that the search was on and that each person in the audience had the duty to find the solution.
He said the business community is supposed to be the apple of the eye of the society and the government, but that it had been devastated. “One solution can change Nigeria, and it is that one solution that we are searching for.”
He listed problems of the business community to include inflation, poor infrastructure, volatility of forex, etc. “Where is the solution? It is in every Nigerian. It lies in our hands.
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“Tomorrow is here today. Don’t think the youth are the leaders of tomorrow alone because they must act now. Banking crisis in Nigeria was solved by young people through recapitalization. SMEs are the backbone of the economy. Many successes have so far been recorded such as in communication. Do not mind the setbacks.
“Government cannot help themselves, so they may not easily help you. We are the government. Open you mind and learn today. This conference changed my life. I am a surveyor but I am now a bigtime farmer and am also in the hospitality industry. I attended this sometime in the past and took the inspiration to start.”
The conference will last for five days with top brains from Nigeria and abroad speaking to young entrepreneurs. Kiin Kabari, a professor of food science, thrilled the audience on day one with some latest research findings.
