No be lie, my people! West Africa dey find new level as intra-African trade dey burst brain! Fresh data don show say Nigeria don export goods wey reach N4.82 trillion, plus 14 percent increase wey no wan gree slow down. Na over 60 percent of dis trade dey go West Africa, meaning say our bros and sis for Ghana, Togo and dem sabi dey chop rich!
Ghana self no wan carry last. Dem dey follow suit with their 24-hour economy policy wey don start to shine. Places like Tema light-manufacturing zone dey report beta output and more jobs for night shifts. Na so trade dey connect and hold West Africa together stronger than our jollof rice!
But e no go just end for figures; to maintain dis pepper dem flow of trade, we need to build capacity for our industries, get better logistics and invest well across borders. Na wetin make this West Africa Industrialisation, Manufacturing & Trade Summit wey go hold for Lagos from March 3 to 5 make sense. E go gather top people for government, industry and finance to yarn better plans.
The summit go get speakers like Sen. John Enoh (wey be Minister of State for Industry), as well as ministers from Benin and Senegal, plus plenty big shots wey sabi wetin dey shele inside industry. Dem go come talk about how to turn dis trade wave into solid manufacturing and investment.
Na no be just talk matter. The organizers talk say dem want kpeme results wey go change our industrial landscape. Enoh don hail the summit as serious matter wey go make sense for job creation and economic growth. We gatz take this chance to boost our industrialisation for better future.
As dey gather for Lagos, dem dey plan make all hands dey on deck. Dey reason say no be to just dey talk am; with the government and private sector working together, we go fit make stronger value chains and real impact for the whole West Africa.
Omo Naija, make we sit down well and follow dis gist as e dey unfold. E fit just be the turning point wey we dey wait for, as West Africa dey find better ground for development in dis new trade era!
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