Utibe Ekoson
Governor Udom Emmanuel is of the opinion that the attainment of peace through fair trade will remain a mirage if African countries continue to surrender their unprocessed raw materials for export to advanced countries.Governor Emmanuel posited that until value addition is undertaken by raw material bearing African Countries and technology is transferred, fair trade will only remain an ideological concept, existing only in theory.He made the assertions while presenting the keynote address at the 7th London Political Summit on the theme achieving Global Peace through Trade, held at the House of Commons, Westminster, London.The Governor was accompanied by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, Honourable Commisioner for Information and Strategy, Comrade Ini Ememobong, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Ekerete Udoh, Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Relations, Raphael Edem and Dr. Victor Adoji.The Chief Executive is also scheduled to attend an investor’s forum focused on Small and Medium Enterprises, Maritime, agriculture, renewable energy coordinated by the Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Club.