By Joyce Remi- Babayeju
President of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ACCI, Dr. Abubakar Al-Mujtaba has said that the Arahah market is to promote E- Commerce and to expand the business skills of community women.
Al- Mujtaba said this on Saturday at the second edition of the Arahah market exhibition which took place at the ACCI Complex along the Abuja-Lokoja Expressway.
He said that the Arahah Hybrid market is which started in December 2020 is an initiative of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Women Arise Development and Humanitarian Initiative (WADHI).
According to him the aim of the market i initiative is to support and promote digital trading platform for local businesses and Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, SMEs, training and capacity building, improved sustainable agricultural production and E-Commerce.
Ak-Mujtaba said that the Arahah market is a platform set aside by ACCI to boost revenue generating capacities, bridge the middlemen gap, grant market the access to customers and to give community women the avenue to expand their businesses.
He disclosed that the second edition has converged business persons from various trades with special particularly traders from the South Eastern part of the country.
He noted that the Arahah market will serve as a gateway to economic development by bringing producers, regulators, off-takers and exporters of commodities within the African countries and globally together in one location.
‘I want to use this platform to renew the commitment of the chamber, to continuously provide platforms to market products and services and encourage packaging for exports that meets regulatory requirements and international best practices.”
He reiterated the commitment of chamber through its secretariat and the four centers namely Abuja Trade Center, Business Entrepreneurship Skills and Technology Centre, Dispute Resolution Centre, and Policy Advocacy Centre, continue to support the Arahah market initiative through it’s various program and activities.
