President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will be guided by ‘‘national interest’’ in taking any decision on the agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA.
The president stated this when he received National Council of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria led by its president, Mansur Ahmed, at the State House, Abuja, on Wednesday.
President Buhari expressed his readiness to receive the report of a Committee set up to assess the potential costs and impact of signing the agreement establishing the AfCFTA for Nigeria.
The Presidential Steering Committee on the AfCFTA Impact and Readiness Assessment Committee was inaugurated on October 22, 2018, with the mandate to assess the extent to which Nigeria was ready to join the agreement, and what the impact of doing so would be.
The Committee was initially given 12 weeks to
conclude its assignment, after holding wide consultations with industry groups
and stakeholders, including the MAN.
