 Today is a special day in Nigeria's economic journey and the day may pass quietly as other days but its significance in the years to come is bound to be huge. The reason is that we're formally establishing the united and powerful voice of the Nigerian business and professional community enterprise NGR. The professional policy and advocacy group with the overarching vision to be a leading voice and champion for the development and transformation of the Nigerian economy and a mission to advance Nigeria's transformation as Africa's premier financial services center. This is the private sector taking a lead role in a space traditionally reserved for the public sector. The promotion of local and foreign investment and advocacy to make the domestic environment more attractive and competitive. Enterprise agencies in other parts of the world such as the city UK, Enterprise Singapore and Nebraska of Brazil have done this with outstanding success for their business and professional communities and their national economies. There is no doubt that it is a game changer when the informed Nigerian professional and business community speak with one voice to issues of domestic or international business policy. I think there might be a need to distinguish slightly between some of the existing enterprise organizations in the world and enterprise NGR. So enterprise Singapore is government-owned. The city UK is private but has a restricted mandate. Its advocacy is primarily to promote the financial and related professional services industry of the United Kingdom but enterprise NGR is more ambitious and has a wider mandate. It will not only promote the financial and related professional services sectors but also champion the development and transformation of the Nigerian economy. And this is us it should be. Enterprise NGR simply has more ground to cover than these other organizations. So on behalf of Mr. President and the federal government I'd like to commend the initiators, Alukwaniye Bode, Chapel Hill Denim, Coronation Merchant Bank, FBN Quest Merchant Bank, FMDQ Holdings, the Nigeria Exchange Group, the Tengen Family Office, Templars, Central Security Clearing System and Price Waterhouse Coopers for their far-sightedness in establishing enterprise NGR the first in the Africa region. Well done indeed. It's our hope and prayer that enterprise NGR will achieve its crucial and transformative objectives. Thank you very much. God bless you.