Okon Bassey
Women and youth groups have been inaugurated by the Uyo Chamber of Commerce, Industres, Mines and Agriculture (UYOCCIMA) to drive entrepreneurship and propel the growth of SMEs in the state.
Speaking at the occasion, Iyalode Alaba Lawson, one time president of the National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (NACCIMA), emphasised the need for self- discipline, integrity and etiquettes as the guiding principles for success in business. She said though women are more into SMEs, “we need to bring them together for us to do things right.’’
Speaking in the same vain the president of UYOCCIMA, Nseyen Ebong, said bringing together women and groups together was meant to unleash their economic potentials noting that the population of the two groups far outweighs that of men.