Consultative Meeting on the Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) in Nigeria
Last week, our Volunteer Manager Duro Doluwa-Ajala participated at the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).
The meeting aims at bringing together and engaging the government, the private sector and civil society organizations to identify issues around AGOA in Nigeria and its implications, as well as discussing advocacy strategies to galvanize demand for reforms.
What are the major constraints limiting our growth
• Poor infrastructure
• Uncertain regulatory environment
• Difficulty in accessing finance
• Inefficient trade logistics
• Low-level skill manpower etc.
Navigating the constraints
• Development of industrial parks with dedicated infrastructure
• Addressing the regulatory environment
• Developing quality infrastructure
• Accessibility to finance should be simplified and easy
- Access to information on AGOA etc.
Why do we need Advocacy?
• Sensitization
• Solution provision by different actors and stakeholders etc.
Conclusion
AGOA creates opportunities in the workforce, for export diversification in Nigeria as such this should be fully utilized by ensuring processes in place are efficient and effective and all stakeholders work together to make it work.
