Vice President Tells Why National Banking Industry, Organized Private Sector Conference Is Unusual

Oze Kalu Oze, the Vice President of ACAMB ( (Association of Corporate Affairs Managers of Banks) has revealed why the upcoming “National Stakeholders Conference on Synergy Between the Nigeria Banking Industry and the Organized Private Sector” is not another run-of-the-mill initiative.

It is a project of ACAMB in partnership with the Charted Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN)

Aimed at fostering a more enabling relationship between the banking industry and the organized private sector to grow the economy, it is scheduled for Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at the conference hall of the Bankers House, Adeola Hopewell Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

With Godwin Emefiele- the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Ken Opara – President, Charted Institue of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Ide John Chinyelu Udeagbala – President, Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and Mansur Ahmed – President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) serving as key headliners, the national banking industry and organized private sector conference is geared to come up with “robust communique that will provide a road map for a new relationship between the banking industry and organized private sector” that would enhance the nation’s economy beyond borders.

Oze, the vice president of ACAMB on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at a media engagement on the National Banking Industry and Organized Private Sector Conference at the Bankers’ House, Victoria Island Lagos, pointed out that the communique will not be just another white paper.

“ACAMB will leverage its advocacy role to push for the implementation of the recommendations. ACAMB is also an advocacy group” he explained and provided further insight that Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele’s role as one of the headliners for the event tells how involved the government is in the project.

Central bank governor Emefiele, MAN’s Ahmed Mansur, NACCIMA’s Ide John Chnyelu Udeagbala andCIBN lead person Ken Opara are the key speakers at the August 3, 2022, national conference.

Oke further explained that the push for implementation of recommendations at the conference will be a continuous engagement because the national conference is an annual event with themes to be determined by the issues at hand.

Conceived among other aims to “offer a unique platform for the private sector players and banking community to share perspectives on how the synergy, communication, cooperation and mutual understanding between these two critical segments of the Nigerian economy can be improved to benefit the Nigerian people and economy progressively” the conference is earmarked to draw attendance from different cadres across the two sectors

With highly rated economist Biodun Adedipe confirmed as the moderator for the main “plenary session”, the “National Stakeholders Conference on Synergy Between the Nigeria Banking Industry and the Organized Private Sector”, strategic panelists will be led by leaders across the banking industry and organized private sector including NECA (Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association), NASSI (Nigerian Association Of Small Scale Industrialists), NASME (Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises) and others.