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No fewer than 10 heads of state and 900 delegates have registered to participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa slated for Abuja on May 7, an official said.
The Media Coordinator of the Forum, Dr Ogho Okiti, said that the participants would come from 70 countries, including 30 in Africa. The forum, which has “Forging Inclusive Growth, Creating Jobs” as its theme, will last three days.
Okiti said that over 50 top chief executive officers of big global firms would participate in the forum and described the number as “unprecedented”.
"It is the first time the summit will hold in West Africa and it is an unprecedented opportunity for both cultural and economic diplomacy for Nigeria and the region. The summit is also holding in the year that Nigeria marks its centenary and coincides with the celebration of its being the largest economy in Africa,” he said.
President Goodluck Jonathan had on Thursday in Abuja also reassured the international community of the safety of participants in the forum.
The Media Coordinator of the Forum, Dr Ogho Okiti, said that the participants would come from 70 countries, including 30 in Africa. The forum, which has “Forging Inclusive Growth, Creating Jobs” as its theme, will last three days.
Okiti said that over 50 top chief executive officers of big global firms would participate in the forum and described the number as “unprecedented”.
"It is the first time the summit will hold in West Africa and it is an unprecedented opportunity for both cultural and economic diplomacy for Nigeria and the region. The summit is also holding in the year that Nigeria marks its centenary and coincides with the celebration of its being the largest economy in Africa,” he said.
President Goodluck Jonathan had on Thursday in Abuja also reassured the international community of the safety of participants in the forum.
