The Federal Government on Friday inaugurated a 13-man committee to organise the 2013 Oil and Gas, Trade and Investment Forum.
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The forum will hold from Oct. 24 to Oct. 26, at Onne Free Trade Zone, FTZ in Rivers.
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The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Samuel Ortom, who inaugurated the committee in Abuja, said that government was targeting 60,000 jobs through Onne FTZ.
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"We have over 30,000 people working in Onne as a result of the investment in the zone. We are targeting to double the number of job created," he said.
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According to him, government is concerned about attracting investment into the country, particularly in the oil and gas, where the country has a comparative advantage.
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"If we attract more investment, it will create multiple opportunities for Nigerians in terms of job and wealth creation.
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"As the oil and gas industry continues to play dominant role in the Nigerian economy, the free zone concept will be central and strategic to defining a sustainable transformation of the national economy.
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"The Federal Government is more than ever before committed to the principle of the free zone concept.
This is a good one. We needs lots of employment for this country to be great in the eye of Nigerians.
Something should be done fast!