President
of APRA, Yomi Badejo-Okusanya and
President
of APRA, Yomi Badejo-Okusanya and Deputy Chairman AUC Mr Quartey
APRA Reacts to Nigerian President on CFTA Treaty and
Ghana Secretariat
The African Public Relations Association (APRA) has commended
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, HE Muhammadu Buhari
on signing the African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) treaty at
the just concluded 35th ordinary session of the African Union (AU)
Summit held in Niamey, Niger last week.
Speaking on behalf of the association, the APRA President, Mr
Yomi Badejo-Okusanya expressed their enthusiasm on this new
development and how it aligns with one of APRA’s key intervention
areas; Promoting Economic Integration in Africa. He further added
that ‘this achievement by the African Union to have gotten 54 out
of 55 countries to sign the CFTA agreement confirms that Africa is
on the threshold of economic growth which will attract investments
contributing to other areas of development in the continent’. As
APRA continues to builds its relationship with the African Union
Commission, a lot will be achieved with the commencement of CFTA in
2020, he said.
President Muhammadu Buhari while signing the treaty stated that
‘Africa Needs not only a trade policy but also a continental
manufacturing agenda. Our vision for intra-african trade is for the
free movement of “Made in Africa goods”.
Mr Yomi Badejo-Okusanya also congratulated the President, HE
Nana Akufuo Addo and Citizens of the Republic of Ghana on the
endorsement to host the Secretariat of CFTA. ‘’This is no
coincidence that APRA will host its 32nd annual conference in Ghana
May 2020 two months before the commencement of trading within the
CFTA’’ he added.
Nigeria became the 54th country out of 55 in Africa to sign the
CFTA Agreement while Eritrea remains the only country yet to
sign.
Taiye .E. Tunkarimu
APRA Coordinator
African Public Relations Association