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P 091537Z JUL 08
FM AMEMBASSY ABUJA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3315
INFO RUEHOS/AMCONSUL LAGOS 9555
RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
RHEBAAA/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHDC

UNCLAS ABUJA 001313 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT PASS TO USTR-AGAMA 
TREASURY FOR PETERS AND HALL 
DOC FOR 3317/ITA/OA/KBURRESS, 3130/USFC/OIO/ANESA/DHARRIS 
DOE FOR GPERSON, HAYLOCK 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: ETRD ECIN ECON EAID EINV WTRO PREL NI
SUBJECT: NIGERIAN AND ECOWAS DELEGATIONS TO AGOA FORUM 
 
REF: A. STATE 61414 
 ¶B. STATE 47612 
 
¶1. The Nigerian Ministry of Commerce and Industry has notified 
Embassy that its delegation to the AGOA Forum in Washington will be 
led by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry (MCI) - Ahmed 
Garba Bichi.  The total delegation is composed of 28 members from 
government, the private sector and civil society.  The eight person 
official delegation includes: 
-- Oluwole Rotimi, Nigeria's Ambassador to the U.S. 
-- Badeji A. Abikoye, MCI Trade Director Badeji A Abikoye. 
-- Aliyu M. Lawal, Acting Executive Director of the Nigerian Export 
Promotion Council. 
-- Usman A. Kawu, MCI Chief Commercial Officer for AGOA. 
-- Adeyemo G. Olubanike, Deputy Comptroller of the Nigerian Customs 
Service. 
-- Sidi Aliyu Abdullahi, Nigerian Export Promotion Council. 
-- Owaiye A Robert, Deputy Director, SMEDAN 
 
¶2. ECOWAS has notified Embassy that Alfred Mahamadu Braimah, 
Director of the Private Sector Office will be the sole ECOWAS 
representative at the AGOA Forum. 
 
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