The Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, has set machinery in place to halt the moves by Shoprite, one of Nigeria’s prominent supermarket chains, to close its only branch in Kano State.
Recall that the firm had last week announced its decision to exit the centre of commerce in January, due to ‘’challenging economic situation”.
However, in a statement issued by his special adviser on media and publicity, Ismail Mudashir, said Mr Jibrin had scheduled a meeting with the management of the company in Abuja over the matter.
“The Office of the Deputy President of the Senate has set machinery in place to halt the exit of Shoprite from Kano State.
“His Excellency, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, CON, will meet with the management of the company this week where the issue will be discussed and hopefully resolved.
“Yes, it is a pure business issue, but we will see what we can do to encourage them to rescind their decision and stay in Kano.
“As we all know, there are enormous business opportunities in Kano, the commercial nerve centre of northern Nigeria. At a time when we are scouting for investors, we will not fold our hands and allow them to leave,” he said.
