Why Nigeria can’t sign EU-ECOWAS partnership agreement yet – Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigeria would
not sign the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union
and the Economic Community of West African States until the country ends
its ongoing consultations on the agreement.
The EPA is a free trade deal that had been initialled by EU
and ECOWAS negotiators covering trade in goods and development
cooperation.
While a number of West African nations have endorsed the
deal, a few including Nigeria have raised issues regarding the
implications of the deal.
According to a statement on Sunday by his Senior Special
Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the Vice-President
gave the explanation while speaking at the 49th Ordinary Session of
ECOWAS which took place in Dakar, Senegal.
Osinbajo represented President Muhammadu Buhari at the event.
The Vice-President said the Federal Government was
consulting the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria and some other key
economic players on the agreement.
“We understand some of the terms of this agreement are
capable of restricting manufacturers’ trading activities and we would
not want this to happen.
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