Harboursandport.com: Ganbia --- Ambassador
OluwasegunIbidapo-Obe, the Nigerian High-Commissioner to The Gambia, has
commended SIFAX Group for its planned multi-million dollar investment plan in
The Gambia.
The
company recently signed an agreement with the government of The Gambia to build
an inland container depot (ICD), which will help in decongesting the Port of
Banjul and bring a more efficient system into the country’s port operations.
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| L-R: Adeyemi Odusanya, Executive Director, Corporate Banking & South Directorate, Keystone Bank; Ambassador Oluwasegun Ibidapo-Obe, Nigerian High Commissioner to The Gambia; Dr. Taiwo Afolabi (MON), Group Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group and Saheed Lasisi, General Manager, Business Development and Strategy, SIFAX Group during a courtesy visit by the SIFAX Group team on the High Commissioner in Banjul, Gambia recently. |
The
commendation was made recently during a courtesy visit of the SIFAX Group
officials led by Dr. Taiwo Afolabi (MON), Group Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX
Group to the Nigerian High Commission in Gambia.
The
High Commissioner assured SIFAX Group of the Commission’s support in making the
new business venture a success, stating that he and his team are already
mobilizing patronage in readiness for the business take off, which is billed
for next year.
Ibidapo-Obe
furthernoted that he wasthrilled that SIFAX Group would be establishing a
multi-million dollar business in the country, adding that such would aid
economic integration of the sub-region.
He
said: “It’s so heartwarming to hear that a Nigerian company is making waves in
the international business circle. I am even happier that this project is
happening during my tenure as the High Commissioner to The Gambia. I want to
commend the SIFAX Group team led by Dr. Taiwo Afolabi (MON), Group Executive
Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group that they have done well by investing in this
country filled with so many opportunities. I also want to assure you that the
High Commission will be very willing to assist in making this business
enterprise thrive greatly and also make the SIFAX Group brand a household name
in Gambia”.
Dr.
Taiwo Afolabi, while thanking the High Commissioner for his kind words, assured
that the company will fulfill the expectations and the confidence of the
government and people of the country. “I want thank you for your warm reception
and promised support. I assure you that we will transform the Gambian economy
with our business investments. SIFAX Group is synonymous with excellent and
innovative service delivery and we will not renege on that”, he said.
In
a related development, SIFAX Group has taken possession of the land on which it
plans to build the inland container depot in Banjul, Gambia. Contractors and
equipment have also been mobilized to site on the project which is projected
for completion by the first quarter of 2019.
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