Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio; Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; and Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, called for stronger collaboration between governments and the private sector to accelerate economic integration, industrialisation, and investment across West Africa. The call was made in Lagos during a media roundtable held in connection with the West Africa Investment and Industrialisation Summit (WAIIS) Private Sector Advisory Board Principals’ Meeting. The engagement focused on mobilising private capital and advancing investment-ready projects ahead of the WAIIS scheduled for November 16 to 18, 2026, in Freetown, Sierra Leone. President Bio, who is leading the summit, said West Africa had discussed economic integration for about five decades without doing enough to create a truly consolidated regional market.
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