Business leaders from various sectors have met in Lagos to examine the economic reform agenda of the Federal Government, Newsbeatng reports.
Newsbeatntg said that they also met to find strategic measures to cushion effect of fuel subsidy removal on businesses and other organisations.
The business leaders at a roundtable, themed: “Economic Reform Agenda: Implication for Businesses and Strategic Response for Survival”, which was organised and hosted by the Business Club Ikeja (BCI) at Alausa, Ikeja, commended the Federal Government’s move, and suggested temporary adjustments.
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Addressing the business leaders, a seasoned scholar and Executive Secretary at the Institute of Entrepreneurs, Dr. Rotimi Oladele, urged Nigerians to join the government in positive policy marketing.
Oladele said that to make the economy better, Nigerians need to make individual business strategies to tackle the situation, adding “Until individuals see the Nigerian economy as their own, the country will not go anywhere.”
He commended the Federal Government over the fuel subsidy removal, urging the citizens to support the government by analysing their policies, taking out positive decisions and steps, as well as market them to the rest.
Oladele said that business leaders would monitor policy implementation so as to ensure that government follows what it promised the citizens.
” I urge Nigerians to partner with the government to analyze the policies and how they are affected, as well as how they can benefit from the government’s policies”, said Oladele.
Oladele urged Nigerians to be patient with the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration on the removal of fuel subsidy, saying that it was well intended for the citizens.
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At the roundtable, moderated by Prof. Anthony Kila, director of the Commonwealth Institute of Advanced and Professional Studies (CIAPS), Dr. Adesola Falaiye, a corporate law expert, spoke on “Removal Of Subsidy and its impact on Business.”
Falaiye advised business owners to adopt alternative measures to energy for the operations of their businesses.
The accredited mediator and chief executive officer of Afkar Printing and Publishing Company, urged business owners to improvise in all they do so as not to feel the subsidy removal impact, adding “If your operation allows solar alternatives like inverter, you can adopt it.”
Falaiye advised Nigerians to try as much as possible to manage their logistics in order to save money and time, adding “Most meetings can be done through zoom. Embrace use of all-encompassing technology and collaborate with others to make bulk purchases in order to save money.”
Nkeiruka Nnamdi, a human resources expert and director, Human Capital Management, PKF Professional Services, who spoke on “Zero Cost Intervention,” urged business owners to be empathic with their workers, be open to them and let them have a feel of what the business is going through.
She called for the need to engage the workers, as well as make them feel that they are part of the business.
Also speaking at the event, Dr. Dele Makanjuola, former Chairman Vitafoam Plc, urged Nigerian Business Leaders to study and emulate asian and other expatriate leaders who were still making profits despite economic downturn.
The economic roundtable, according to Business Club Ikeja President Chief Tajudeen Akande, is part of efforts by BCI to help business leaders get together to find solutions to issues affecting all.
