Incumbent President, Yoruba Community Of Nigeria In Pakistan Chief Abiodun Mustafa Congratulates Acting President, Islamabad Chamber For Sending High Powered Trade Delegation To Federal Republic Of Nigeria

By Abdul Majeed

Islamabad, Pakistan---Chief Abiodun Mustafa, Ilufemiloye (1) from Oshogbo, Osun State of Nigeria and Incumbent President, Yoruba Community of Nigeria in Pakistan (YCNP), on his behalf and on behalf of the entire Yoruba Community in Pakistan, has extended heartiest Acting President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI), Sheikh Abdul Waheed for sending a High Powered Trade Delegation to Nigeria this month to explore and further strengthen Business-2-Business (B-2-B) relations between Pakistan and Nigeria.

Chief Abiodun Mustafa,Incumbent President, Yoruba Community of Nigeria in Pakistan (YCNP) said “the Yoruba Community in Pakistan holds in high esteem the personal efforts of Sheikh Abdul Waheed, Acting President (ICCI) to fortify business linkages between Pakistan and Nigeria.

Reciprocating the good wishes of Chief Abiodun Mustafa, Acting President, Islamabad of Commerce & Industry (ICCI), Sheikh Abdul Waheed said, “Yoruba Community of Nigeria in Pakistan is doing a commendable job in Pakistani Business Magnate in Federal Capital, Lahore, Punjab Province and in Karachi to enhance multi-dimensional trade links between Pakistan and Nigeria”.

Acting President, ICCI also congratulated Chief Abiodun Mustafa, Incumbent President, Yoruba Community of Nigeria in Pakistan (YCNP) on the forthcoming 12thAnniversary of establishment of Yoruba Community of Nigeria in Pakistan, an organization which was launched on 22ndAugust, 2004 a socio-cultural Organization under the name of “Yoruba Community of Nigeria in Pakistan (YCNP) which is a non-official, non-political, non-religious, non-terrorist, non-governmental and non-profitable platform. The major aim of YCNP is to strengthen and further develop the bridge of friendship between Pakistan and Nigeria at all levels through mutual understanding between the people of Pakistan and Nigeria under the umbrella of Nigerian Community of Pakistan (NCP) and Nigeria High Commission, Islamabad Pakistan.

He said soon Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) will invite the whole Yoruba Business Community in Pakistan to establish an In-House Business Working Group which will frame recommendations for the Government of Pakistan and Nigeria to prepare a comprehensive agenda for the promotion of business and trade between two countries.

Acting President, ICCI, Sheikh Abdul Waheed also added that Yoruba Community of Nigeria in Pakistan is playing a positive image of Federal Republic of Nigeria in Pakistan as good ambassadors of Nigeria as Yorubas as very popular amongst Pakistani Business community as “ honest, sophisticated, well mannered and highly courteous”.