The High Commissioner of Sierra Leone to Nigeria, Dr Solomon Gembeh, has said that his country is still hungry for more investments.
Gembeh said that attracting investors to his country had been his major focus since his appointment in 2018, pointing out that a lot of work had been done to boost the business relationships between both countries.
“Well, I came to this country at the heels of not too good image of my country here in Nigeria. The business community has not been very happy about their relationships in Sierra Leone.
“There was a need for us to redirect, refocus and clean up the image of Sierra Leone in Nigeria and to the extent and like you see what I am doing here in Nigeria, everywhere I go, I give the good image of Sierra Leone to this country.
“And here is the argument and I think I have succeeded in doing that for the most part. There are lots of our Nigerian brothers doing business in Sierra Leone.
“We have about 13 banks in Sierra Leone and nine of them are owned by Nigerians and they hired majority, say 97 per cent to 98 per cent of local people.
“If you go to the central district it is dominated by Nigerians notwithstanding those few areas that might have created a bitter feeling about Sierra Leone. Your brothers are there making money.
“So, I am positing that why are we not clamouring to go to Sierra Leone to join our brothers there and invest.
“Our beach life in Freetown is marvellous, we have beautiful beaches. Our grooves are very receptive along the beaches, the beach life you will always enjoy it (and) fresh catches from the sea is amazing,” he said.
