Mbah to Deliver Keynote Address at Nigerian Indonesian Trade, investment Forum in Jakarta

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah will give the keynote address at the Nigerian Indonesian Trade and Investment Forum scheduled for Jakarta, Indonesia this October as the state and the Indonesian government pursues mutual prosperity, capital flows, and diversification of Indonesian industries into Enugu State.

This was made known at a world press conference organised by the Nigerian Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NICCI) in Lagos where the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof Chidiebere Onyia; President of the Nigerian Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry,  Mr. Ishmael Balogun; and Director, Indonesia Trade Promotion Centre, Lagos, Hendro Jonathan Manurund, spoke on the huge trade and investment potentials between Nigeria and Indonesia.

Speaking, Prof. Onyia said the forthcoming Forum themed “Rediscovering Business Potential in Nigeria”, was aimed at exploring and stimulating greater trade and investment between Nigeria and the southeast Asian nation across key sectors such as agriculture, energy, power and transport sector.

Onyia said that Enugu stood to benefit greatly from the Forum given the state’s abundant resources and potentials, stressing that the state was poised to “become Nigeria’s most remarkable success stories driven by industrialisation and structural economic transformation, responsible public financial management, robust growth in trade and investment, and sustainable and inclusive infrastructural development”.

On her part, the Enugu State Commissioner for Trade, Investment and Industry, Adaora Chukwu, said the state’s partnership with the Indonesian government was based on Governor Peter Mbah’s initiative to move the state from a $4.4 billion dollar to $30 billion dollar economy. 

“Nigeria hopefully will gain and attract investment, industries and capital in the partnership and for the Indonesian government, it will be a mutual prosperity effort, with Enugu State giving expertise in some areas,” she said.