Kalu meets Okonjo-Iweala, seeks WTO's help in contamination of agricultural products during export
Nigeria, March 27 -- The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ben Kalu, has solicited the cooperative efforts of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in boosting the exportation of primary products from Nigeria and Africa in general.
Mr Kalu made the call, Monday, when he visited the Director-General of the WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in Geneva on the sidelines of the ongoing 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentry Union (IPU) in Switzerland.
In a statement by his spokesperson, Levinus Nwabughiogu, the deputy speaker told Mrs Okonjo-Iweala of the challenges African farmers face in exporting their products.
Mr Kalu said African businessmen face hurdles in marketing their products, primarily due to aflatoxins contaminating them e...
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