MTN Backs Transformation Of  Nigeria's Economy By 2020

Leading telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to promote economic growth and development in Nigeria by lending its support to the 14th Nigeria Economic Summit (NES) holding in in Abuja next Tuesday.
In its fourth year of sponsoring the NESG, MTN  is once again a platinum sponsor of the  summit slated for Transcorp Hilton under the theme "The Race to 2020: The Realities. The Possibilities”.  Experts are expected to examine the challenges facing the nation's economy as well as come up with a blueprint for the transformation of the economy by year 2020.
“We are again throwing our weight behind this very important summit where local and international experts congregate to brainstorm on the best way possible to transform the country's economy by 2020,” said Amina Oyagbola, Corporate Services Executive, MTN Nigeria.
 “This is consistent with our commitment to support efforts aimed at promoting growth and development in Nigeria”, she said.
According to Mrs Oyagbola, Chairman of MTN Nigeria, Mr. Pascal Dozie will lead other directors and top executives of the company to participate at the event which will be declared open by President Umar Musa Yar'Adua..
 “MTN believes in Nigeria and believes Nigeria has what it takes to become a global economic giant in the nearest future. The NESG is a vital forum/platform to make this happen. That is why MTN is happy to give this 14th edition of NES its full support,” said Mrs Oyagbola.
Local and international experts expected at the summit include Hernando De Soto, President of the Peru-based Institute for Liberty and Democracy (ILD) Prof. Barth Nnaji, Managing Director, Geometric Power Limited, Prof. Adesoji Adelaja, former Adviser Agriculture to former American president, Bill Clinton, Hamish McRea, futurist and author- The World in 2020, Klaus Endresen, CEO, Vanco Energy Company and Prof. A. O. Adegbulugbe, among others.
The annual Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) is jointly organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), and the National Planning Commission (NPC) - the Office of the Economic Adviser to the President.