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December 21, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria’s position in theAfrican Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA remains that African economic andsocial integration must be rules-based and with built-in safeguards againstinjurious practices.
Buhari stated this in Abuja, when he inaugurated members ofthe National Action Committee for the Implementation of the AfCFTA Agreements.
The AfCFTA is an important part of the African Union- 2063Agenda to promote economic and social integration on the continent.
The President said the mandate of the members is to supportthe efforts of Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs of government,stakeholder associations and businesses to realize the benefits of AfCFTA,while putting measures to address any threat to Nigeria’s national interestthat may arise.
Earlier in his remarks, the Minister of Industry, Trade andInvestment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo explained that AfCFTA is being negotiated intwo phases.