Chairperson of the Affiliation of the Lagos Worldwide Commerce Honest Complicated, Eric Ilechukwu, has introduced the affiliation’s preparedness to formally current its newly constructed Commerce Honest Buying Centre on February 14, 2025, throughout the affiliation’s twenty fifth anniversary celebration. Noting that it might be a one-stop store for business buying and selling, he hinted that the power would increase native commerce throughout the nation and serve West Africa and the entire of Africa sooner or later.
Located contained in the Lagos Worldwide Commerce Honest Complicated alongside the Lagos Badagry Categorical Method, Ilechukwu mentioned the centre is price over N28 trillion by way of infrastructure, commerce investments and human assets mixed. Revealing that it has been below development for 25 years, he mentioned this was partly resulting from its measurement however principally as a result of harsh economic system which brought about the worth of constructing supplies to skyrocket.
Ilechukwu, who doubles as president of the Affiliation of Progressive Merchants (APT/Jewellery Complicated), revealed that many of the merchants used to commerce in Idumota, Mandilas, Balogun and Ebute Meta; including that members of the Auto Spare Components and Machineries Sellers Affiliation (ASPAMDA) have been the primary batch of merchants to finish and relocate from Idumota to the auto components plaza, commencing buying and selling actions at Commerce Honest since February 14, 2000.
The affiliation’s basic secretary, Juventus Okpala disclosed that every one the sections of the centre are full and practical, together with the Balogun Enterprise Affiliation; ASPAMDA’s Auto Components Plaza; Affiliation of Nigeria Tyre Entrepreneurs/Africa Tyre Village; Affiliation of Progressive Merchants/Jewellery Complicated; Instruments and {Hardware} Centre; Mandilas United/Footwear, wears and luggage centre; United Allied Spare Components/Motorbike,three wheeler and generator components complicated in addition to the Ebute Ero/Dwelling and kitchen utensils complicated and so forth.
“Every thing you want from a world class worldwide commerce centre is accessible right here and we are able to serve not simply Nigeria however the entire of Africa with the appropriate assist and insurance policies. Over 80 per cent of our members are real importers, producers and trademark house owners, we simply want an enabling enterprise atmosphere,” he mentioned.
