The Kano State Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KACCIMA) has commended the Dangote Group for sponsoring the 37th International Trade Fair which opens today in Kano.
The Trade Fair has as its theme: “Attracting Entrepreneurs and Investors Towards National Economic Growth.”
Speaking, the Director-General of KACCIMA, Mr Aliyu Muhammad Mustafa, said: “The Dangote Group has been our major sponsor over the years including this year’s trade fair. Most marketers have been asking us if Dangote will participate and we told them yes. So the Dangote Group is a major driving force in Kano Trade Fair.”
He said that 17 ambassadors would participate in the opening ceremony of the fair.
Others who would witness the occasion, he said, comprised President Muhammadu Buhari, who would be represented by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, the Emir of Kano and delegates from some African countries.
He said that more companies have shown their interest in the trade fair, this year, compared to previous years.
In a statement issued by the Dangote Group, companies under the conglomerate that would be participate in the trade fair include the Dangote Flour, Dangote Cement, Dangote Pasta, Dangote Sugar, DanQ Seasoning and Dansa products.
The statement said that customers seeking to be appointed distributors of any of the Dangote Group’s subsidiaries would be attended to by staff of the companies who would be present at the trade fair ground.
