OPS hails expatriate employment levy suspension, canvasses more consultation

TOrganised Private Sector ( OPS), including Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture ( NACCIMA), Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry ( LCCI), Manufacturers Association of Nigeria ( MAN) and Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise ( CPPE), has applauded the Federal Government for suspending implementation of the contentious Expatriate Employment Levy ( EEL).

The associations said the decision followed a meeting with the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment and the Minister of Interior in Abuja.

Present at the parley were National President of NACCIMA, Dele Oye; President of Petroleum Technology Association; President of Special Economic Zones Association; Director- General of Nigerian

Turkiye Business Council; European Union Trade delegation head, NACCIMA Chair of Digital Trade Group and representatives of National Association of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises ( NASME).

They submitted that the gesture was a demonstration of government’s responsive, democratic and inclusive posture in governance.

Speaking on the outcome of the meeting, Oye stated that it was unanimously agreed that implementation of the levy should be paused to allow for further consultations with key stakeholders.

Chief Executive Officer ( CEO), Centre for Promotion of Private Enterprise ( CPPE), Dr Muda Yusuf, hailed the government for listening to them, adding that responsiveness to the concerns of stakeholders remains a critical attribute of true democracy.