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Nigerian-Swedish Chamber of Commerce Petitions FG on Fair Trade

By on September 29, 2012

Minister for Trade and Investment, Dr. Segun Aganga

The Nigerian-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, in a bid to deal with excess importation of goods into the country, begged the Federal Government to support trade fair.

 

President of the Chamber, Chief Olayinka Ogunmekan , yesterday, in his speech,  at the opening of a three-day product exposition , which took place at the Lagos Country Club, Ikeja, decried that some of the things being imported from overseas can be manufactured in the country.

 

“It is just to highlight that we have things that our members can sell. It is one of the reasons they are members of the Chamber. And we don’t have to wait for the big exhibitions that will over shadow our members’ products,” he said.

 

Chief Mark Obu, Deputy President of the Chamber, in his comments said, the product fair is an introductory, that it was meant as a revelation to their business associates, to carry on the exhibition before they will introduce foreign investors to the events and time goes on.

 

“We limited the number of companies invited because of the space involved. This is the very first time we are doing it. It has not been done by any Chamber in Nigeria. So we want to showcase what we could do as a Chamber,” he said.

 

Sales Manager of Vono Products Plc, Adebayo Adewale, who was also present at the event, stated that, their company was ready and would soon open showrooms, bedrooms and others for exhibition.

 

In his words, “of recent, Vono has started doing kitchen cabinet which is an addition to their products. Before now, Vono has been known to be a company that deals majorly on foam. But of recent, we have been able to diversify into some other products, which are the furniture part of it.”

 

The Nigerian Marketing coordinator of R.T Briscoe, Plc, Felix Adesoye, revealed that one of their products displayed was from Sweden and they came for the exhibition to display the many products of the company.

 

“We are part of the exhibition organized by the Nigerian-Swedish Chamber of Commerce. In R.T. Briscoe, we have many products in our portfolio. One of those products came from Sweden. That is Atlas Copco Air compressors and BT Material handling products. To display the fact that R.T. Briscoe is beyond automobile, that is why we participated in the exhibition to show our forklifts, generators and other products. We have JCB Generators, Toyota Forklifts, Atlas Copco Air compressors that are used in industries and hospitals.”

 

Many companies displayed enthusiasm been part of the event and confirmed their company’s desire to introduce many products into the market soon.