We will give those who produce locally the support we can give- Osinbajo

In line with efforts to address the challenges faced by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in the country, the federal government has launched a nationwide project code-named “MSME Clinics”.

Speaking at the Southeast maiden edition of Nationwide Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Clinic held at Aba, the Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbanjo, expressed that the agenda of the federal government is to create sustainable platform through its relevant agencies that would ensure that businesses in the country that produce locally made goods are given adequate support and wider spectrum to grow.

“We will spend time to ensure that we give those who produce locally all the support that we can give, and that is why we are doing this clinics,” he said.

Osinbanjo reiterated the quest for development of local capacity is the panacea for rapid economic growth.
He added that the Clinic was designed to bring together all those agencies in one spot and at appointed times across the country to attend to the needs, questions and requests of people doing business.

He however urged the relevant government agencies to see themselves as facilitators of the businesses and remove restrictions that are often reported when enterprises have something to do with the agencies.
The project is expected to run till the 19th of February, 2017.