By Eric Elezuo
In a bid to project made in Nigeria products, and make it marketable in the world market, the Chief Executive Officer, Kubib Food and Spices, Task Event Planners, and KK Farms, Engr. Khadija Kuburat Ibrahim, has taken homemade products from her farms to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Engr. Ibrahim was among the business personalities, who attended the first-ever Saudi-Africa Summit in Riyadh on November 10th and 11th, 2023, where African leaders were present, including the President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and distinguished African billionaire, Aliko Dangote.
In her meeting with the President, Nigeria-Saudi Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, Engr Ibrahim Usman, during the event, Kuburat Ibrahim presented homemade spices and other edibles naturally procured from her farms, explaining that Nigeria reserves exclusive potential to survive as a nation, capable of feeding itself as well as exporting to other countries.
In his response, Ibrahim, who sampled the products and found them appropriate, and of desirable standard, praised the Kubib CEO, declaring that Kubib Food and Spices is ready to do business with the Saudi government.
It would be recalled that President Tinubu was a guest at the summit, where he held various meetings with other world leaders and businessmen, wooing then to tap into the vast Nigerian market.
Among dignitaries in the president’s entourage were Governor of Niger State, Alhaji Mohammed Umaru Bago; Governor of Kastina State, Alhaji Dikko Umar Radda; Minister of Budget and Planning, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu; Minister of Communications Dr. Bosun Tijani; Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar; Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Wales Edun; National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu; DG, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar; Chairperson, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Jalal Arabi; billionaire businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and President, Nigeria-Saudi Chamber of Commerce, Engr. Ibrahim Usman.
