African leaders advised to partner each other
Tema, July 22, Ghanadot/GNA -
Leaders of African countries have been urged to forge strong
economic and social ties with each other similar to what
they build with the Western countries.
Nii Adjei Kraku II, Tema Mantse, who made the call, said it
was time African countries saw each other as partners
instead of competitors to enable them learn from themselves
to promote the growth of the continent.
Nii Kraku said this when a delegation from the Association
of Senior Staffs of Bank, Insurance and Financial
Institutions (ASSBIFI) and the National Union of Banks,
Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE)
from Nigeria paid a courtesy call on him in Tema Manhean.
He indicated that African leaders often concentrated on
building bilateral relations with Western countries due to
benefits they derived from such partnerships but added that
they could learn a lot from the experiences of their
colleagues on the continent.
The Tema Manste suggested that instead of getting experts
from Western countries to train Ghanaians on oil production,
government could enter into a training agreement with its
Nigerian counterpart to tap their rich experience in the oil
sector.
Mr Hassan Adeleku, National President of NUBIFIE said the
delegation was in the country for a one week working visit.
He noted that currently about six Nigerian banks were
operating in Ghana, and the visit would enable them to
discuss and find solutions to issues affecting its members
which would enable them to contribute more to the growth of
the Ghanaian economy.
Mr Adeleku announced that plans were underway to transform
Afribank, a Nigerian mortgage institution operating in the
country into a commercial bank to benefit the general
public.
The acting National President of ASSBIFI, Mr Sunday Olusoji
Salako, thanked the Tema Traditional Council for the warm
welcome and congratulated Ghanaians for their growing
economy and democracy.
Mr Salako stated that peace is an important element that
attracts investors and therefore assured that more Nigerian
banks would be opening branches in Ghana due to the relative
peace in the country.
He called for a strong banking sector in Ghana which he said
showed a growing economy.
GNA
