November 25, (THEWILL) – The Iyaloja General, Dr Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, has called on market traders across the country to come together under one entity for a unity of purpose.
Dr Tinubu-Ojo made the appeal while addressing traders and market business leaders during her visit to Sokoto central market on Friday.
She said her visit to the market was to strengthen the bond of business activities, as well as to add value to the course of achieving a beneficial national economy for growth and development.
Her words: “We need to work together on the same page as divided associations would encourage backwardness in our vision, which over the years, has denied us opportunities.
“This will prevent the divide-and-rule syndrome leveraged by the government. We need a better sense of belonging, this has started generating data and other basic information on market leadership.”
The Iyaloja-General, however, disclosed plans to establish the National Market Council of Nigeria (NMCN), which according to her, will assist in providing a platform for accessing single-digit loan facilities to boost small businesses nationwide.
She said when established the NMCN would drive a more advanced engagement for business growth with the vision of boosting and encouraging the expansion of small businesses by providing a platform for accessing single-digit loan facilities.
She observed that traders would be more economically viable to the drive for national growth under an organised platform as the soon-to-be-introduced NMCN.
According to her, when actualised, the council will provide solutions towards addressing business challenges, especially among small traders.
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