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    Fintech Nigeria Parleys Peter Obi on Future of the Sector

    L-R: Pastor Itua Ighodaro; Sir Demola Aladekomo, SmartCity Plc; with Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate
    L-R: Pastor Itua Ighodaro; Sir Demola Aladekomo, SmartCity Plc; with Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate

    A selected number of top players in the Nigeria Fintech sector met with Mr. Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, recently to engage him on the future of Fintech in the country.

    The private meeting which was put together by some top players in the industry was led by Sir Demola Aladekomo, Chairman, SmartCity Plc.

    According Aladekomo, ”the session is to allow players have the candidate’s understanding of the fintech sector by interacting with him on what our expectations are if he wins the election.”

    The session with Obi was kicked off with a presentation by Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu, Fintech1000+/NESG. He encouraged him to continuing with the model of collaboration between government and the private sector, and the importance of leveraging the provisions of the Startup Act to create an environment that retains, nurtures and accelerates the growth of our innovative youth.

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    Ade Atobatele challenged the candidate on the need for Government to get out of Fintech players’ way and focus mainly on policies that unleash innovation.

    Emeka Okoye stated that Government should define the blueprint of the future of the country with the educational system.

    He called out the need to make lifelong learning relevant to the economy and society, and improve the quality of the workforce by investing more in training and technical education at the secondary levels.

    Obi who spent over 3 hours with the group, spent over 60% of the time standing while he spoke extensively on what his government will do in the areas of security, corruption, agriculture, investment and managing the nation’s resources.

    After listening to various requests and concerns from the audience, the Labour Party presidential candidate then requested that position papers should be prepared and sent to him on some specific requests that were made for the enhancement and growth of the sector, promising to be a listening President always open to learning.

    The group looks forward to engaging other presidential candidates before the presidential election in February 2023.

     

    L-R: Pastor Itua Ighodaro; Sir Demola Aladekomo, SmartCity Plc; with Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate

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