{"id":21900,"date":"2018-03-03T15:31:23","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T14:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=21900"},"modified":"2018-03-03T15:31:23","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T14:31:23","slug":"obi-says-education-smes-key-nigeria-africa-development-sme-roundtable-bayelsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/obi-says-education-smes-key-nigeria-africa-development-sme-roundtable-bayelsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Obi Says Education, SMEs Key To Nigeria, Africa Development At SME Roundtable In Bayelsa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Amos Okioma,Yenagoa.<\/p>\n<p>Former Governor of Anambra State Mr Peter Obi, penultimate Weekend in Yenagoa proffered panacea for Nigeria and Africa to overcome its economic challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Obi made the recommendations while speaking at the ongoing 2018 African SME Round Table Forum holding at the Azaiki Library in Yenagoa..<\/p>\n<p>According to Obi, Nigeria and Africa required huge investment in education and skill acquisition, as well as meaningful support for Small and Medium \u2013 scale Enterprises (SMEs).<\/p>\n<p>He said Nigeria must focus on investing in education and skill acquisition in order to turn round its economy, and drastically reduce the levels of youth unemployment.<\/p>\n<p>The former Governor, maintained that Nigeria must see education and skill acquisition as an investment, as this would help to diversify and grow the country\u2019 s economy.<\/p>\n<p>Obi noted that from the discussions, it was evident that there are large opportunities in Africa, \u201cbut to achieve these, Africa requires huge investment in education and skill acquisition<\/p>\n<p>According to him supporting SMEs will help build a prosperous future for Nigerians and Africans at large.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cFor Africa to transit from exporter of raw commodities to a manufacturer of finished goods, and become a significant member of the global technological world her people must be educated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor China to be one of the best economy in the world today, is education and skill acquisition programmes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung people must invest wisely, for them to create wealth and job for others. The problem of Africa depends on the youths,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In his remark, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Trade and Investment, Mr Stephen Akake, said the SMEs remained the engine of development as its impact affects the people directly.<\/p>\n<p>He said the Bayelsa government has created micro finance bank to help business oriented individuals to borrow money for business at concessionary interest rates..<\/p>\n<p>Akake observed that with the support enjoyed by SMEs in Bayelsa, the sector is fast developing Africa to be an attractive investment destination capable of attracting direct foreign investment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Amos Okioma,Yenagoa. 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