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PH Trade Fair Open ’Morrow
Isaac Boro Park, venue of the Port Harcourt International Trade Fair is agog with inflow of product marketers and investors, in readness for the official opening of the Trade Fair on Tuesday by the Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (PHCCIMA), the organisers of the fair.
The Tide investigation reveals that spaces have been allocated to participants and those who have already erected their pavilion and marquee have sampled their products, for business while waiting or the official opening tomorrow.
The Marketing Officer of Funke Industries Limited Seun Idowu, said that they are optimistic that this year’s fair will be better than the previous ones and with the level of security and general arrangement we will surely break even”, he added.
Idowu identified multiple taxes and road traffic agencies as major challenges facing the participants who are mainly people from outside Port Harcourt.
Another trader who spoke with The Tide, Ibe Kalu lamented what he described as exorbitant price charged for the little spaces allocated to traders, saying that the trend is economically not favourable to participants.
Contacted, the Chairman, organising committee, Emeka Onachukwu told The Tide that this year’s space allocation price is the cheapest, revealing that it is only those who came late that are crying out because they are buying at exorbitant price from those who bought from the organising committee earlier and are reselling it to those of them who are now complaining.
On the issue of multiple taxes and road traffic agencies, he said PHCCIMA is discussing with the relevant authorities in a move to address the issue.
He said “we are looking for a way to make the fair a huge success. Our focus is to come up with best practices that would benefit the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). We have the facilities and security in place, with a view to creating an environment that will attract more participants”.
He said that peddlers and hawkers will not be allowed, noting that as soon the fair is flagged-off on Tuesday the gate closes to the public, without a ticket none will be allowed in.
Onachukwu who is also the 2nd Vice President of PHCCIMA, stated that the local and state governments will have their own pavilion, as well as agriculture.
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