Date: 2009-06-26

Determined to create investment opportunities in Nigeria, Kwara State Governor, Dr Bukola Saraki is leading some other Governors in the country on a Business Investment Forum to Netherlands at the invitation of the Dutch Business Community.

The Investment Forum tagged, "Netherlands 2009" which opens on Tuesday 23rd June, 2009 is expected to cover topical issues among which are Networking Programme sessions based on Nigeria’s 7 Point Agenda of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, business need of the governors and other points of interest in the Netherlands.

The leader of the delegation, Dr Saraki, who is also the Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, is being accompanied on the business trip by representatives of the organized private sector apart from the presence of some of his colleagues in the Governors’ Forum.

Dr Saraki is expected to deliver a paper at the forum titled, "Business and Investment Forum for Governors: Re-invigorating Nigeria �" Netherlands Relationship for greater Development" while keynote addresses are also expected to be delivered by other eminent scholars who have been invited to grace the occasion.

The Investment Forum would end on Friday 26th June, 2009 in The Hague.

Mas’ud Adebimpe

Chief Press Secretary to the Kwara State Governor