MacTay, a leading management consulting firm in Nigeria has partnered with the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) to stir conversations around creating enabling environments for businesses with the just concluded Nigeria Employers’ Summit in its continued support for workforce employability.
Themed ‘The Private Sector as an Engine for National Development, the Employers’ Summit 2022 was held on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 June, at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, with delegates across various industries in attendance.
“Manpower support and Development solutions are what we have been doing at MacTay for the last 40 years and we have constantly improved performance through our outsourcing, business process, and learning solutions amongst others,” Chigbo Okeke, head, of business growth and strategy, MacTay stated.
According to Okeke, the private sector is a critical engine for national development, hence MacTay is delighted to support initiatives that speak to creating enabling business environments across the country.
“It is important for the organized private sector to join hands together to manage talents to create a multiplier effect. The future is a choice and multi-stakeholder collaboration is now more important than ever,” Okeke stated.
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On the importance of the summit to achieving the sustainable growth of the nation, Taiwo Adeniyi, president of NECA and Chairman, Organized Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) stated that the wealth of a nation is built by business organizations and its level of development and prosperity can easily be linked to the health of its private sector.
“A buoyant private sector is indispensable to the growth and economic well-being of a country. There is an urgent need to establish a credible private sector national advocacy platform on which the nexus between a healthy private sector and sustainable inclusive growth is promoted,” Adeniyi stated.
The 2-day summit included panel sessions on promoting the participation of youth/social actors in strengthening youth employment through skills development, business networking sessions as well as a high-level dinner for executives.
The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association is the umbrella organization of employers in the Organised Private Sector of Nigeria. It was formed in 1957 to provide the forum for the Government to consult with private sector employers on socio-economic and labour policy issues.
NECA provides a platform for private-sector employers to interact with the government, labour, communities, and other relevant institutions in and outside Nigeria for the purpose of promoting a harmonious business environment that will engender productivity and prosperity for the benefit of all.
