The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that it aims to achieve an increased level of financial inclusion of Nigerians by the year 2020.
Acting Director General of the SEC, Dr Abdul Zubair stated this during a financial inclusion sensitization campaign held in Karshi, Abuja weekend.
Represented by Director Market Development Department of the Commission, Mr Abdul Bello, Zubair said that having recorded huge success in Bwari, Kuje Area Councils and University of Abuja, it became pertinent that the programme be extended to other communities to reach more Nigerians
He said “Financial Inclusion as we all know is to ensure that various products at affordable costs are made available to the excluded. This is why we have carried this enlightenment campaign to karshi so that the excluded will have an understanding of the available products in the Nigeria Capital Market. Our target is to have increased number of citizens to be financially included by the year 2020 and “Because of the importance SEC and indeed stakeholders of financial inclusion attach to reaching out to the excluded, our sister Organizations are here to equally give us brief on products that are available in other Financial Services Sector.