{"id":129124,"date":"2023-12-08T21:56:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T21:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/08\/nigerias-investment-profile-no-longer-attractive-business-environment-deteriorating-peter-obi\/"},"modified":"2023-12-08T21:56:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T21:56:02","slug":"nigerias-investment-profile-no-longer-attractive-business-environment-deteriorating-peter-obi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/08\/nigerias-investment-profile-no-longer-attractive-business-environment-deteriorating-peter-obi\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria&#8217;s Investment Profile No Longer Attractive, Business Environment Deteriorating \u2014 Peter Obi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-868974\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Peter-Obi-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"974\" height=\"550\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party has reacted to the recent decision of multinational giant, Procter &amp; Gamble to exit Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting via X on Thursday, the former Anambra State Governor lamented that the continued exit of multinational companies from Nigeria was an indication that the country\u2019s business environment was deteriorating continually.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote: \u201cA few months ago, I lamented the exit of one of the top global Pharmaceutical giants, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) from Nigeria. GSK remains a top global pharmaceutical manufacturer and has had 51 years of operations in Nigeria. The reason for their exit was that there was no longer a perceived growth in Nigeria anchored on productivity. Today, Procter &amp; Gamble (P&amp;G), the world\u2019s largest personnel care and household products company, makers of iconic brands like Pampers, Gillette, etc, is again leaving Nigeria, for the same reason GSK left.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing this also are French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis, and top Energy firm, Norwegian behemoth Equinor which has sold off its Nigerian business development associates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: P&amp;G To End Manufacturing Operations In Nigeria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFifteen years ago, P&amp;G, as they are commonly called, viewed Nigeria as a strategic country of importance and invested millions of dollars in an ultra-modern chain supply structure in Agbara which, sadly, is now up for sale. The presence of these iconic companies in any economy is not only that they signify trust and confidence, as well as belief in the medium to long-term socio-economic prospects of such countries, but they massively create jobs, invest in Research and Development, as well as pieces of training which smaller players in the industry learn from and adapt. They help, to a great extent to develop local talents for both local and global jobs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe exit of these top global companies shows that our medium to long-term prospects strategy is in the negative. Our investment profile is not attractive and our business environment is deteriorating continually. The purchasing power of most Nigerians is nose-diving every day. In the face of the absence of the rule of law, and a conducive business environment, it will be difficult to retain such iconic companies and talk more about attracting new ones. Governments at all levels in Nigeria must therefore take immediate steps to ensure that institutions of governance are put in place and actively engaging to show that the situation is reversed. National greatness and development cannot be pursued in an atmosphere that is scaring away strategic international investors.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-1094900902\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party has reacted to the recent decision of multinational giant, Procter &amp; Gamble to exit Nigeria. 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