Kwara Gov Restates Support For SMEs At Opening Ceremony Of 2023 Muslimapreneur Trade Affair In Ilorin
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state on Thursday restated his administration’s commitment to strengthening small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the state and making the environment more enabling for businesses to thrive.
A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com noted that the governor said this in Ilorin during the opening ceremony of the second edition of the Muslimah Entrepreneurs Trade Affair, where companies showcased variety of locally made products and services.
The three-day trade fair was organized by the Muslimaprenuer Forum, and people from nooks and crannies of the state have begun to visit the venue of the trade exhibition.
‘As you have seen so far, this administration has been supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the entire business community, and we will continue to do that. On our own, we have a lot of programmes coming up next year for women entrepreneurs and young people who are in the tech space, SMEs and so on’ AbdulRazaq, who was represented by the Commissioner for Business, Innovation and Technology Hon. Damilola Yusuf, said.
He also noted that they would not have come together for a trade exhibition if the government had not created an enabling environment for businesses to flourish.
He hailed their entrepreneurship spirit to market Kwara-made products for Nigeria and the world at large, while urging the residents to visit the venue of the trade fair in large numbers and patronize them.
‘To be honest, we are very proud of Muslimah Entrepreneurs. They have come through, and have tried to market for each other. Honestly, they have the entrepreneurship spirit. And I have even seen a lot of products here that are made in Kwara for Nigeria. And I think they have a very big potential.
I implore everybody to patronize them. I like how they are focused on natural products. I have seen some products that have NAFDAC numbers already, which are good for the body system. I can see that they are very focused on what they do. This, I believe, has been encouraged by the government which created an avenue for ease of doing business in the state’ he added.
Co-convener of the Trade Affair and CEO Baytu Tejmeel, Hajia Fatimah Saliu Adejumoke, in her remarks, noted that they decided to hold the second edition of the trade fair to create ease and comfort for the people, who, she noted, are currently hit by inflated prices of goods and services in the markets.
She noted that at least forty vendors are participating in the exhibition while adding that their products and services are cheap and affordable-Team@orientactualmags.com
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