By Ahmed Abubakar, Dutse
Jigawa State government says the present administration in the state is doing its best to provide an enabling environment for the organized private sector to operate optimally in the state.
Governor Badaru Abubakar stated this on Thursday at a stakeholders’ consultation meeting with the organized private sector held at Ahmadu Bello Hall Dutse, the state capital.
He explained that the state has been ranked second by the World Bank’s ease of doing business in 2018.
Alhaji Badaru Abubakar who was represented by his Deputy, Mallam Umar Namadi urged economic stakeholders to key into opportunities that are available in the state.
He assured the stakeholders of the state government’s support in facilitating their investments through favourable policies, incentives as well as minimizing bottlenecks for business operators in the state.
The Governor also affirmed the state government’s commitment in ensuring simplification of the investment process, through which they can come into the state for the actualisation of their project.
Badaru therefore hoped that the meeting will be an avenue through which InvestJigawa and the organised private sector will work hand in hand for the betterment of the state.
Earlier in her speech, the Director General jigawa state investment promotion agency, Hajiya Furera Isma Jumare explained that the stakeholders meeting will highlight investjigawa’s mandates and services.
She said it will also remind them of recent developments that avail them opportunities to key into interventions that will support their businesses.
Hajiya Furera Isma Jumare pointed out that these include the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, Nigeria Commodities Exchange, African Development Bank stable Agro-Industrial processing zones initiatives and the planned kano-Dutse-Katsina-Jibia-Maradi rail line project.
Some of the participants commended the DG jigawainvest for organising the one day consultation meeting for the organized private sector in the state
