Nigerian Appointed Ghana's Economic Advisor

NIGERIA's former Industry Minister, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has been appointed into Ghana's apex economic think-tank, the Ghana Investors' Advisory Council (GIAC) by President John Agyekun Kufuor.

When the body meets in Accra from November 8 to 10, Tukur will sit alongside other members of the council who include the World Bank President, James Wolfensohn and the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr. Horst Kohler.

According to a statement by the Minister for Private Sector Development of Ghana, Mr. Kwamena Bartels, the GIAC is a high-level advisory body, which has been formed by President Kufuor's administration "with the aim of attracting foreign investment to Ghana."

Tukur's letter of appointment was dated July 15, 2002 after the inauguration of GAIC in Accra on May 3.

Tukur is also the Chairman and Executive President of African Business Round Table (ABR) and the head of the business group of the New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD), the economic development arm of the African Union (AU).

The ABR is charged with the responsibility of repositioning African countries and businesses for a more strategic role in the global economy.