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MINUTES OF MANAGEMENT MEETING OF THE MINISTRY OF TRADE AND

INVESTMENT HELD IN THE HONORABLE COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE ON


THE 4/2/2022
The meeting started with a word of prayer by Director of Investment at 10:22 am
1. Opening remark: the honorable commissioner welcomed the management staff and
introduce himself to the staff. He also Thanked the management for their show of love to him
when he reported in the ministry. He equally called on the management staff to respect each
other’s position in the ministry and promise to work with everybody for the development of
the ministry.
2. in his response, the PS was grateful for the posting of the honorable commissioner to the
Ministry and promise on behalf of the management to support him to succeed in his
assignment.
3. letter from BIRS: the honorable commissioner directed the PS to react on the letter while
the PS asked the Director of Trade who was the manager of modern market then. The DOT
inform the meeting that the money BIRS was requesting was paid into the then Ministry of
Industry, Trade and Investment account.
4. Resolution: The management agreed that a letter be sent to the Ministry of Industry and
Cooperative to respond why BIRS is requesting for the money which was supposed to be in
the account
5. Establishment of Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC).
The PS asked the DAS to respond on the matter and the DAS informed the meeting that the
(FCCPC) has written a memo to the governor in 2016 to establish office in Benue State and
they were given. The honorable commissioner sort to know the relation between the Ministry
and FCCPC in terms of employment and it was agreed they would employ their own staff and
pay them.
6. Operation of consultants/task force. Who are the consultants, what do they do? who
engages them and why do we have to engage them?
(a) The meeting seeks to know Who are the consultants? The DOT informed the Ministry that
only one consultant exist which is bungut integrated company, which handle sacks(bags) and
muddles in the Ministry as the state memo was signed by consultant alone and he also set up
the task force. And only report to the Ministry when he had issues with the task force he set
up. After the desolations of the executive council, the meeting was informed that after the
dissolution of the executive council the PS invited the CEO of bungut integrated company Mr
Mike Temar and dissolved the taskforce he had set up and terminated his consultancy and
renew his consultancy also set up a task force with the police involved.
Abuhumu Global resources limited: The Abuhumu is a consultant which is to generate
revenue and maintain both modern market and Makurdi international market. The move of
this markets was signed by planning commission. The honorable commissioner seeks to
know the relationship between Abuhumu Global Resources and the Ministry which the
Ministry informed him that it was not cordial. The PS was asked to do letter to consultants
inviting him to a meeting with the Ministry on Tuesday the 8th February 2022 by 2pm.
6.1 Taskforce: The PS informed the meeting that a taskforce was setup in the Ministry to
ensure the effective of the sacks(bags) and muddles by farmers in the state. The meeting
resolved that the members of the taskforce should be drawn from their local government of
origin to ensure equal representation. The taskforce members should be given orientation by
the ministry and monitored by the area officers of the Ministry at the local government areas.
6.2 The management said that all local government are to be equally represented.
7. Sharing of Assets/liquidity: The PS informed the meeting that an in inhouse committee
was setup up with a mandate to put both the Assets and Liabilities of Trade and Investment
and Industry and Cooperative together before HOS will be invited for sharing but effort to do
that have proved abortive, therefore the head of service be invited to come and help in the
sharing of both Assets of the Ministries on a 50 to 50 basis.
8. Familiarization visit: The meeting advised the management to embark on a familiarization
visit to oracle business, modern market, international market, BIPC, Chamber of Commerce
and Industry export commission, BIRS are to be visited by the Ministry to select relationship
and cooperation.
9.0 AOB: the honorable commissioner called on the management to ensure early and timely
treatment of files, he also lamented on how a casual will be paid if there is no revenue from
the market. On happy note, the PS Mr Abagi Stephen informed the meeting that he was one
year in office as the permanent Secretary and called for prayers to enable him continue to
perform optimally. In the absence of any other business the DOT appreciated the honorable
commissioner, the PS and the entire management staff for their first meeting of the year. It
was on this note that the Director of Investment move for the adjournment and was seconded
to by the DFA, while the closing prayer was said by the DAS at 12:52noon

Hon. Benjamin Agber Judith Doo Adaba


Commissioner Das/Secretary
chairman

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