DIRECTOR GENERAL INVESTJIGAWA ATTENDS COMMONWEALTH BUSINESS FORUM IN APIA, SAMOA FROM 23RD TO 24TH OCTOBER 2024

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this year held Apia, Samoa, from 23^rd to 24^th October 2024. Apart from roundtables and bilateral meetings, the meeting is usually accompanied by four parallel meetings; Commonwealth Women’s Forum; Commonwealth Youth Forum, Commonwealth Business Forum, and Commonwealth People’s Forum. Our Director General Furera Isma Jumare attended the Commonwealth Business Forum, managed by the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council.

The Business forum aims to provide a platform for discussions between Heads of Governments and other public officials and the private sector. There was knowledge sharing, linkages, opportunities to strengthen partnerships, connections and collaborations. Among leaders that spoke were Present of Ghana Mr. Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Wonie Bio, Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda, Gaston Browne and Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan Mohammed Ishaq.

The DG used the opportunity to pitch opportunities in Jigawa State, and has made connections for potential partnerships. Already, InvestJigawa is in discussion with one of the leads, a French company which provides solar power solutions such as mini-grids.