In her push to galvanize unprecedented social transformation that will fast track sustainable development, the leadership of Advanced Development Solutions Initiative (ADSI) MULTIPURPOSE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED had a crucial interaction with market leaders in Anambra State on Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
The meeting which took place at the Conference Hall of Anambra State Association of Town Unions (ASATU) within the Government House Promises, Awka, was convened and chaired by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Market and Commerce, Chief Evarist Ubah and had in attendance the Chairmen and Secretaries of the 89 markets in Anambra State.
Also in attendance were selected top government officials, like the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Retired Air Vice Marshall Chiobi, the Permant Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Events Management, Mr Shedrack Nnanna and a host of other top officials and employees of Anambra State Government.
Addressing the meeting, the Chairman of ADSI MULTIPURPOSE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, Amb. Dr. Ogochukwu Soludo called for a drastic review of our people’s attitude to life and business. He explained that the entrenched worldview and mindset that seems to celebrate and reward extreme individualism and unethical business practices such as deceit, manipulation, profiteering, greed, avarice, selfishness and self-centered-ness, as well as other sharp practices like the sell of fake or substandard products are cogenitally inherent and injurious to to the quest for sustainable development.
He admonished business men to explore ways of harnessing the cooperative advantage for social transformation, leading to stable and sustainable development.
He explained that there is always a limit to individual efforts, while calling for increased cooperative and collaboration amongst business people to build greater capacity and enhance growth and effectivess.
Also speaking during the occasion, the Head of Insurance and Risk Management in ADSI Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited strongly admonished the market leaders to utilize the insurance to mitigate certain risks and natural disasters that could occur in the market place, homes or highways, such as fire, flooding, burglary or loss of goods in transit, etc.