The induction of the African executives of the Asian-African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AACCI) will be coming up on December 8, at the NECA House, Ikeja Central Business District, Lagos.
Some eminent Nigerians will also be honoured on the day.
Speaking to newsmen in Abuja, the Vice President of the AACCI, Dr. High Prince Leye Babalola, stressed the need for the Abuja Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), NACCIMA and Small and Medium Scale Association of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to have bilateral agreements with the AACCI because of the rapid increase in the business between African Pacific and Asian countries had jumped from 2.8 billion dollars in 1990 to about 300 billion dollars in 2018 and “it is expected to surpass 1.5 trillion dollars by 2020”.
Also speaking at the press briefing, Mr. Tunde Osho, a representative of the University of Entrepreneurship and Technology (UET), State of Delaware, United States, announced that eminent Nigerians that had distinguished themselves in the fields of security, business, governance, engineering and so on would be honoured.
Dignitaries to be honoured include Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State; Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano State; Sir (Dr.) Mike Okiro, former Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) and former Inspector General of Police; Senator Theordore Orji, former governor of Abia State; Prince Adetokunbo Kayode SAN; among others.
Credit: The Nation
