The National Shea Products Association of Nigeria, NASPAN, on Thursday in Abuja elected new Executive Council Members lead the affairs of the association.
The association at its Annual General Meeting which was attended by delegates from over 20 Shea Producing states in the country, elected Mohammed Ahmed Kontagora as new Chairman of the association.
Among those elected were a prominent Businessman from Kebbi State, Alhaji Ibrahim Bagudu who was elected as member of the executive committee.
Another indegene of Kebbi State and Vice Chairman of Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industries, NASSI, Abubakar Dallatun Kalgo was also elected as National Publicity Secretary of the Association.
The Multi Billion Naira Nigeria’s Shea Industry is expected to spearhead robust entreprenurrship activities and quality development to reposition the sector for global competitive markets.
The new leadership under Mohammed Ahmed Kontagora has placed rural women empowerment and promotion of standard best practices as one of its cardinal goals to revive the Sector