Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has promised that the National Assembly would support efforts to ensure enabling environment geared towards promoting creativity in the country.
Lawan spoke in Abuja, when he declared open the 8th Edition of Made-in-Aba Trade Fair, with the theme “Harnessing Business Opportunities Beyond Covid-19 Drawbacks.’’
Represented by Chairman Senate Committee on Industry, Lawan noted that indigenous manufacturing remained the foundation for industrial revolution critical in boosting the country’s economy.
According to him, this is essential considering the role it plays in boosting export and foreign reserves and in creating employment.
The senate president stressed that the exhibition was a splendid avenue to showcase the ingenuity of the people of the South-East, noting that more could be achieved with the right incentives.
Earlier the Director General, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency SMEDAN, Dikko Radda, expressed the agency’s commitment to continue to support the growth of MSMEs.
