LCCI holds dialogue session on West Afriaca economic integration

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the premier Chamber of Commerce and one of the leading voices in the Organises Private Sector (OPS) in Nigeria, is set to hold a Dialogue Session on challenges of economic integration in West Africa aimed at examining the current status of the sub-region’s economic integration policies in line with the developments in the global economy.
The dialogue session, according to LCCI, is scheduled to hold on Tuesday, 12th July, 2016 at Commerce House, 1, Idowu Taylor Street, Victoria Island, Lagos by 10am.
Director General of the LCCI, Muda Yusuf said, “After over four decades of the existence of ECOWAS, trade relations amongst West African countries have remained at a very low level. This is as a result of several gaps and weak commitment to the trade protocols among member states. The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the Premier Chamber of Commerce in West Africa, as part of its Government and International Relations engagement will host this event to provide a platform for deliberations on the key issues”
Yusuf further stressed that, “This platform will enable stakeholders to deliberate on economic policies of ECOWAS Member-States, their strength and weakness, multilateral and bilateral trade agreement, ECOWAS trade protocols, how they affect the sub-region’s economic relations with others and make recommendations where necessary”
He also emphasized that seasoned professionals, business leaders, members of the diplomatic corps and top public sector officials will be available to dialogue with participants at the event. Notable among whom are, Honourable Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi as Special Guest of Honour and Dr. Joy Kategekwa, Head, Regional Office for Africa, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Addis Ababa, who will be Guest Speaker at the event.