The management of Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and
Agriculture, ECCIMA, has explained the reason behind the adjustment in
the period earmarked for this year’s fair.
DAILY POST reports that the 30th edition of the Enugu International Trade Fair has been extended for two days.
The Fair was earlier billed to last ten days from April 5th – 15th but has now been shifted to culminate in April 17, 2019.
President of the Chamber, Mr. Emeka Udeze, announced the extension
Friday when the Fair was declared open by the Deputy Governor of Enugu
State on behalf of Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.
Udeze disclosed that the extension was necessitated by the clashing
of the Fair with that of Kaduna International Trade Fair that had been
ongoing and would end on Sunday, April 7, 2019.
“May I announce that because of the Kaduna Trade Fair that has been
going on and will end on Sunday, we have extended the closing date of
the 30th Enugu International Trade Fair by two days. The Fair will now
end on April 17, 2019,” the ECCIMA president said.
In his address, Udeze called on the Federal Government to expedite
action in making the permanent site of the Fair a befitting one like
that of Kaduna and Lagos.
He harped on the need to work on the road network within the Complex,
the provision of water, as well as other infrastructure, pointing out
that there was need to make the central pavilion attractive and
befitting.
“May I wish use opportunity to once more appeal to the Federal
Government to do the needful to optimise the development of the Enugu
International Trade Fair Complex as with the case of Lagos and Kaduna
Fair complexes,” he pleaded.
The ECCIMA, president lamented how they had to task themselves in order to bring the Fair to a manageable appeal to the public.
“In addition to our improving facilities in the Fair ground, we went
the extra mile three years ago and tasked ourselves through credit
leveraging to asphalt part of the internal roads in the Complex for more
amenable environment to host our esteemed and highly valued
participants and visitors to the Fair,” he lamented.