The Sustainable Nigerian Blue Economy – Ecosystem Conference has been rescheduled to hold from Nov. 26 to Nov. 28 in Port Harcourt, says the organiser, Alfe City Institution.
Mr Soji Adeleye, Chief Executive Officer, Alfe City Institution, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos.
Adeleye said that the conference was earlier scheduled for Nov. 5 to Nov. 7 in Lagos.
He explained that the changes in date and location were necessary to ensure full participation of the House of Representatives Committees relevant to the Nigerian Blue Economy.
Adeleye said: “This conference aspires to focus on how a robust maximalist implementation of a sustainable Nigerian blue economy would tackle the most critical challenges facing the country today.
“These include, low productivity, unemployment, transportation infrastructural deficit and economic stagnation.
“Some of the confirmed participants for the conference, include the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), the Delta State Government.”
According to him, Africa Finance Corporation will contribute on the important issue of financing solutions for the infrastructural development projects, required for building a sustainable Nigerian blue economy at the conference.
The blue economy ecosystem conference is a three-day event that brings all the stakeholders, including the legislatures and executives, littoral states and others together.
This is to help address the urgent comprehensive legislative requirements and policy formulation exercise necessary for a sustainable Nigerian blue economy.
