The Buy-Zambia (BuyZed) Campaign Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Evans Ng’oma has urged Zambians particularly those who are business minded to prioritise value addition ahead of the Lobito Corridor project completion.
Mr Ng’oma observes that Zambians ought to take this opportunity and maximise profits on local produce through value addition to every resource produced in the country, particularly precious minerals.
He encouraged Zambians not to be comfortable in exporting raw materials, citing that the Lobito Corridor which connects Zambia to the Atlantic Ocean will offer a gateway to the European market.
Mr Ng’oma was speaking in an interview with the media on the sidelines of the just ended EU-Zambia Lobito Corridor Business Forum which was officially opened by President Hakainde Hichilema alongside the EU Commissioner Jozef Síkela among other vital delegates from across the globe.
He adds that the massive investment avenues being witnessed is a result of the government’s conducive environment that is attracting foreign investors to the country.
“President Hichilema and his government must be commended for ushering the country into an investment hub, ” he noted.
The Lobito Corridor connects Zambia, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to not only transform trade between three countries but also provide a quicker export route to the global markets.
