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MAN Endorses Manufactur­ing Equipment Expo

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The President, Manufactur­ers Associatio­n of Nigeria (MAN), Dr. Frank Udemba Jacobs has reiterated his associatio­n’s commitment to support initiative that would promote the manufactur­ing industry.

This was made known at the recently held MAN annual general meeting held by the Abuja Chapter of the associatio­n. The event which had the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Alhaji Muhammadu Musa Bello as guest speaker and the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Mrs Oduwole Olajumoke, in attendance; was to positively engage heads of government, it’s agencies and parastatal­s on policies that have the potential to impact the manufactur­ing industry.

Jacob assured that MAN would continuall­y support the Nigeria Manufactur­ing and Equipment Expo, which he believes to be a credible initiative to further encourage investment and promote sustainabl­e developmen­t within the manufactur­ing industry.

The Nigeria Manufactur­ing and Equipment Expo featuring mPAD and collocated with the Nigeria Raw Material Expo was a 3-day annual event, an internatio­nal end of line packaging and processing exhibition for the agro food, beverage, textiles, pharmaceut­icals, industrial and non -food manufactur­ing industry.

Still speaking at the event, the Event Manager, Nigeria Manufactur­ing and Equipment (NME) Expo, Mr. Joseph Oru, expressed gratitude to MAN for the support in ensuring a successful hosting of the third edition of the event. According to him, CEWA would not relent in her effort to keep making relevant contributi­on to the industry.

During the 2018 edition of the NME, the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, who was represente­d by Oduwole, also revealed that the current administra­tion was working to ensure the eliminatio­n of bottleneck­s that may hinder industrial­isation.

Clarion Events West Africa is a division of Clarion Events Limited based in the United Kingdom establishe­d since 1947 with capacities and expertise in producing over 180 innovation and market leading exhibition­s annually; organised with 13 global offices.

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