President Goodluck Jonathan will travel to
London today, Thursday, November 20 to
preside over a meeting of Nigeria’s Honorary
International Investment Council (HIIC) which
opens in the British capital on Friday.
In a statement by the Special Adviser to the
President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben
Abati, the HIIC, which was established in
2004, “advises the Federal Government on
matters pertaining to Nigeria’s economic
development, making the Nigerian economy
more competitive globally and attracting
greater direct foreign investment to boost
domestic industrial growth and job creation”.
The statement also said that “deliberations at
the HIIC meeting in London will focus on the
current investment landscape in Nigeria,
developments and opportunities in the
ongoing upgrade and expansion of Nigeria’s
public infrastructure, as well as opportunities
and reforms in Nigeria’s rail transportation,
power and construction sectors.
“President Jonathan will be accompanied to
the meeting by key ministers including the
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister
of the Economy, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,
the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs.
Diezani Allison-Madueke, the Minister of
Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun
Aganga, the Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu
Nebo, the Minister of Defence, Gen Aliyu
Gusau (rtd.) and the Minister of Transport,
Senator Idris Umar.
“They will be joined at the meeting by the
Coordinator of the HIIC, Baroness Lynda
Chalker and other key members of the Council
including Haruki Hayashi of the Mitsubishi
Corporation, Yves Louis Darricarrere of Total,
Andy Brown of Shell, Guillame Roux of
Larfarge, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Mr. Jim Ovia,
Alhaji Umaru Mutallab, some state governors
and the Chairmen of the National Assembly
Committees on Transport”, he said.
However, the President Jonathan is expected
back in Abuja on Sunday.
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