The Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA) and the Private Public Partnership Unit (PPPU) on Tuesday 24, January 2017 signed a memorandum of understanding at the SLIEPA headquarters in Freetown.
The Chief Executive Officer of SLIEPA, Raymond Kai Gbekie, said, “The MoU was to foster their resolve to attract more investment.” He also noted that the role of SLIEPA is for promoting investment and facilitating exports and they are signing the MOU to build on the expertise of the PPPU to attract investment.
Gbekie said the mandate of PPPU is to promote, facilitate and streamline the inception, negotiations, and the implementation of all public private partnership that will help create jobs, increase government revenue and household income.
The Coordinator of PPPU, Abu Kamara, said it has been a long journey for the two institutions to formalize and enhance their relationship to work together for the development of the country.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of SLIEPA, Oluniyi Robin-Coker said, “Both SLIEPA and PPPU have symbiotic relationship. Sierra Leone is an economy that needs major growth spots. There is a need and demand for private sector investment, into the public sector.”
By Saidu Bah
Twitter: @mohamedsaidubah
Thursday January 26, 2017
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