President Irfaan Ali and a high-level cabinet team met with a large African international group of business officials yesterday at State House.
A release from the Office of the President said that the delegation was led by Benedict Peters, Founder and CEO of Nigeria’s largest oil production firm— Aiteo Group. Discussions centred on business opportunities here in agriculture with a focus on sugar, rice and aquaculture; natural resources, specifically in mining, onshore exploration and a refinery; and housing development.
The release said that President Ali was joined by the Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Ashni Singh; the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd; the Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal; the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill; the Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha; the Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat; and Director of Projects at the Office of the President, Marcia Nadir-Sharma.
