MAN delegation during their courtesy visit to NEXIM Bank Calabar office
PATRICK ABANG Calabar –
The newly elected Chairman of The Manufacturer Association of Nigeria ( MAN) Cross River State and Akwa-Ibom Chapter, Mr. Akin Oyediran has expressed willingness and desire to partnered NEXIM Bank in the export of syringes, rubber, transformers, recycling product and other agricultural products in the zone.
Oyediran said the MAN chapter under his watch is to key into the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) and mobilized industry and companies with available opportunities in the export market.
He said: “my visit to Cross River State, is to identify companies and industry that can export agricultural products and making them work together with NEXIM Bank, for them to get the necessary information they need from the Bank.
Oyediran, who is the Managing Director of Jubilee Syringe manufacturing Ltd, said he was very impressed with the farmilization visit to industries in the Calabar Free TradeZone (CFTZ).
The MAN Chairmen disclosed this on Friday during his two days mainden visit to NEXIM Bank and companies located at the (CFTZ) , Bank of Industry Calabar, Asi-Ukpo comprehensive cancer, Center, Danelec Transformer manufacturing Industry etc.
In his reaction, the regional head of NEXIM Bank Calabar office, Soni Osaghale said what MAN is doing is part of NEXIM Bank focus for export.
” We understand the export market, we do advisory service for export market, we are set up as an export credit agency, (ECA) and our targets is to drive the export market and help the government to earned foreign exchange”
He also explained that NEXIM Bank is ready to partnered with MAN in the promotion of export goods in line with ACFTA agreement.
Among those who accompany the Oyediran to the facility tour include, Usen Umoh Vice Chairmen, GM of Royal Farms Ltd, Nnamdi Nwanneka executive director of TSI Property Investment holdings, the Secretary Clinton Offiong, and the Administration manager of Danelec transformer Industry among others.
