AMAC Polls: Small Business Owners Throw Weight Behind ADC’s Moses Paul
In local elections, it is often the small traders and entrepreneurs who feel policy failures first, and this time, they are speaking up ahead of Saturday’s Area Council polls in the Federal Capital Territory.
The Abuja chapter of the Small Business Owners Initiative (SBOI) has endorsed Dr Moses Paul, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) chairmanship candidate for the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), citing his pro-enterprise agenda as a lifeline for struggling entrepreneurs.
In a statement signed by Gift Adaji, CEO of Akara Xprss Abuja, the group stressed the central role of small businesses in Nigeria’s economy, noting that they account for nearly half of the nation’s GDP, over 96 per cent of registered businesses, and employ more than 80 per cent of the workforce nationwide.
Despite their importance, SBOI said small business owners continue to battle limited access to affordable finance, poor infrastructure, unstable power supply and bureaucratic bottlenecks that stifle growth.
The group believes Dr Paul’s vision for AMAC, focused on improving market access, skills training, supportive policies and investment in critical infrastructure, mirrors the real needs of entrepreneurs in the council area.
According to SBOI, his leadership could help unlock investment, provide structured support for small businesses, create jobs and drive sustainable wealth creation across AMAC.
The group added that small businesses are not just economic drivers but incubators of innovation, community growth and social stability.
With elections holding on Saturday across the six area councils of the FCT, the group called on residents and stakeholders to rally behind what it described as a leadership option that understands the everyday realities of enterprise development in AMAC.
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