Dauda Lawal, governor of Zamfara State, will represent Nigeria at the maiden Canada-Africa Investment Summit.
The maiden summit will be held in Toronto from Monday, August 10, to Friday 15.
The summit will bring together government officials, investors, multinational companies, and development finance institutions to explore investment opportunities and partnerships between Canada and African countries.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Sulaiman Bala Idris, spokesperson to the governor, said Lawal was invited by the presidency to participate in the summit.
Idris said the invitation indicated the governor’s role in strengthening Nigeria’s diplomatic and economic engagement at the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Economic Conference (NDIEC).
He said the summit aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s economic agenda and the national energy transition plan to strengthen Nigeria’s role in Africa-Canada economic cooperation.
Idris noted that Lawal would use the summit to seek investment, technology transfer, development funding, and
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