President Emmanuel Macron of France has reappointed Abdul Samad Rabiu, the founder and chairman of the BUA Group, as the head of the France Nigeria Business Council.
This was revealed at the Paris-based France Nigeria Business Council meeting in July 2022. In his remarks to the group, Rabiu welcomed the attendees and said it was an honour for him personally to be a member of the France Nigeria Business Council. He also expressed gratitude for the opportunity to serve as the Council’s first president, which he has since been reappointed to.
He also expressed his gratitude to President Macron for his assistance and for reappointing both him and Jean Haas of Relais (France) as the Council’s President and Head of the Secretariat, respectively.
The France Nigeria Business Council brings together the leading companies from both France and Nigeria with the aim of enhancing business ties between the two nations while assuring routine cooperation that will result in significant economic gains for both.
Abdul Samad Rabiu continued by praising the France Nigeria Business Council’s accomplishments since its founding and the members’ dedication to forging ahead with numerous partnerships in spite of the slow pace of the world economy’s recovery.
These include plans by some of Nigeria’s biggest banks to set up subsidiaries in France, and BUA’s partnership with Axens of France to build a 200,000bpd refinery in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria amongst other key projects by members.
Abdul Samad also encouraged members of this council to keep seeking partnership opportunities, whilst planning, working together and adding value to each other so that successes already being created can be escalated for the mutual economic benefit of Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy and France – a global economic leader.
It is also expected that Rabiu’s current tenure will see the creation of working sub-committees and sectoral groups to enhance the council’s effectiveness.
