Trade fair: BACCIMA announces free entry into complex in Bauchi

BAUCHI (SUNDIATA POST)- Alhaji Sani Tahir, Director General, Bauchi State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (BACCIMA),  says  the 15th North East Joint Trade fair in the state  will be toll free.

Tahir disclosed  this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Bauchi.

He said  the North East Development Commission (NEDC) would  sponsor  the general public into the trade fair square for the period of the event.

He said  the action was planned to promote business activities during the 10 -day  trade fair.

” The NEDC announced that it will be responsible for the gate fee during the fair.

“We estimated that at the peak of the fair, more than 4,000 people will enter the square.

“And NEDC agreed to that; so other arrangements on access to the square will be handled by the commission,” he said.

Tahir said the  fair would be taking place in Bauchi  from May 18 to May 27,  with all the northeastern states participating.

The North East geo- political zone is made up  of  Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Gombe.

The director general said that other neighboring states would also be part of the event.(NAN)