FIC REPORT (NASARAWA STATE) – The Nigeria Securities and Exchange Commission (NSEC) has said that modalities for the establishment of it’s regional office for the North Central in Nasarawa State as a result of the consistent progress and economic potentials in the state.
The Board Chairman of the organization, Alh Mairiga Katuka revealed this when he let a team of delegation from his office on a courtesy call to Governor Abdullahi Sule at his office in Lafia.
He explained that that they were in the state to informed the governor of their plan and also to give sensitization exercise to the people on how to go about accessing their investment dividends. Especially those who invested in different companies for a long time now and had not been able to claim their dividend.
“We came with our sensitization team to Lafia. Right before now, we did the opening session of the sensitization exercise where we invited the indigenes of the state and others who have one or two things to do with the capital market…
He said that they are teaching them the processes and operations of the capital market and how it works. Your Excellency, our main mission is one. In the whole of the country since we came on board; we have been trying to see how we could establish ourselves across the country…
“And we find it relatively difficult to do so. We only have three zonal offices in the country; apart from Abuja the head office, we have the Lagos, Port Harcourt and the Kano zonal offices. We have decided that Nasarawa state, because of the potentials that we see, and we have all seen the progress being witnessed in Nasarawa state and so we decided to come and give you a helping hand by opening a zone office here in Lafia.
He appreciated the Governor for providing an office accommodation for the Securities and Exchange Commission in Lafia, a development the NSEC Board said it’s necessary to come and say thank you to the Governor for the work he is doing.
Alhaji Mairiga said NSEC would do everything possible to accelerate modalities aimed at opening their office anytime soon and assured the Governor continuous collaboration now and always.
Governor Abdullahi Sule in his response, thanked the Katuka Keffi for the wonderful work he continues to do at the capital market from what used to be less than 8bn now transformed to over a hundred and sixty trillion naira (160tr naira).
He Urged the Security and Exchange Commission to continue to sensitize people from the northern region on the need to participate actively in capital market investment initiatives.
“But for us in Nasarawa state, we continue to do two things; one is encouraging all the big companies investing to sell even if it is only thirty percent of shares to the market, our people will feel a sense of belonging”. He said.
The Governor equally appreciated Alhaji Aliko Dangote for giving Nasarawa state women seventy-five thousand (75,000) shares of Dangote Refinery ten units free of charge and in addition, the state would give them ten free as well.
Solomon Mundung
EO Information PRO
Edited By
ARI, LIMAN AMINU.
Head of Centre,
Fic Lafia.
