Regional Head Proffers  Solution  To Post- COVID-19 Business Growth 

The Chairman,  South-South and South-East Region,  Institute  of Directors (IoD), Nigeria,  Mr Barizaage Adoage Norteh, has expressed the need to act decisively    in order to tackle the challenges confronting businesses in  post-COVID-19 era.
Norteh made the call recently at the Business  Luncheon Forum-2022, titled “Driving Sustainable Business In The South-South And South-East Regions: Issues,  Challenges And Solutions”, organised by IoD in Port Harcourt.
He noted that as businesses move to the next  phase, “time has now come for business operators  to seek out  and seize the emerging   opportunities in recovery”.
This, according to him,  will involve  conducting what he described as an  ‘after-action review’, to collect data and insights on lessons learned from the pandemic.
He explained that such will prioritise actions that will enhance business  value now, and also  build a  strategic resilience in the future.
“Businesses that  take steps now will be well-placed to capitalise  more effectively on the opportunities arising from post-COVID-19 recovery, and to continue winning their market place  as greater certainty and stability return”, he said.
He listed  some of what he tagged  as external drivers for sustainable  business  to include,  national governments,  regulation,  society pressure, and stakeholders’ expectations.
The South-South, and South-East regions chairman  also mentioned sustainability reports,  license to operate, access to natural resources, and reputation as the connecting drivers in the system.
Also speaking, the Royal Father of The Day, the Eze Oha Evo III,  King Leslie Eke, called on both companies  and  business  operators to revisit  the issue of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and do the  needful.

By: King Onunwor