Ajimobi, Aregbesola, Amosun, Others To Grace Fidelity SME Conference

Ajimobi, Aregbesola, Amosun, Others To Grace Fidelity SME Conference
Adebayo Waheed
— Dec 2, 2015 10:06 am | Leave a comment
No fewer than three sitting governors from the South West geopolitical zone of the country have signified interest to participate in the Fidelity Bank Regional SME conference scheduled to take place in Ibadan.
Governors Abiola Ajimobi, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, and Ibikunle Amosun, of Oyo, Osun and Ogun states respectively will be joined by their commissioners and respective state officials to use the platform to proffer solution to the challenges faced by SMEs in the country.
In a statement by the bank the conference which has as its theme, “Positioning SMEs for Growth in the South-West Region,” is planned to provide insightful access to a range of key factors affecting the development of SMEs in Nigeria from a wide array of SME development stakeholders; deeper understanding of Fidelity’s innovative range of SME-tailored products and services; access to robust advisory/networking platform that could open new doors and opportunities and a platform for celebrating the contributions of past guests that have appeared on the Fidelity SME Forum radio.
Specifically, the conference is targeted at the South West as the region seeks to reposition itself to cushion the impact of the prevailing economic condition occasioned by the steep decline in global oil price.
Managing Director/Chief executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc., Nnamdi Okonkwo explained that the theme of the conference is apt and at the heart of the bank’s commitment to building entrepreneurs in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy by Gross Domestic