Eboagwu Seeks Better Future for Supply Chain

The organiser of the second Nigeria Supply Chain Leadership Summit in Victoria Island, Lagos, themed, ”Unlocking Nigeria’s Supply Chain growth for trade and investment success”, Mr. Emeka Eboagwu, has explained why he held the event.

He said it was aimed at building a better future for the subsector of the economy. He said the summit is ”a movement, a call to action for us to think, rebuild, and reimagine how supply chains power Nigeria’s future. From energy to agriculture, from logistics to technology, our discussions will define how Nigeria positions itself as the engine of Nigeria’s trade ecosystem.”

He said the theme reflected ”our collective belief that sustainable progress demands collaboration, innovation, resilience. We must move from conversations to solutions, from protectionism to glocalisation, where local strength meets global opportunity.”

General Manager, Global Sustainable Supply Chain, MTN Nigeria, Mr. Adeola Oduntan, in his presentation, entitled, Nigeria at the crossroads: Protectionism or Pan-African trade integration?” listed the major challenges facing supply chain globally, especially in Nigeria, as that of infrastructure and foreign exchange (FX).

He said: “If only we can focus on developing infrastructure, then it makes the ease of doing business very seamless. And, then, also, if we look at the maturity level of the supply chain in Nigeria, it has a stage where you’re basically struggling with a lot of activities ranging from clearing, importing and, of course, the FX challenge.

Earlier, Dangerous Goods Academy, Lagos founder, Dr Aiban Igwe, urged the Federal Government to establish the ministry of logistics and supply chain to fully appropriate the benefits in the sector.