Shuaibu Usman
The Federal Government has said it is creating enabling environment for local manufacturers and small-scale producers to do business with ease and earn profits of their investment in the country.
President Bola Tinubu stated this at the 2nd edition of the Nasarawa Investment Summit in Lafia, Wednesday.
Tinubu represented by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite, said the government had formulated an investment policy roadmap from 2023-2027 and approved by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, to reshape the Nigerian business and investment landscape.
Tinubu said the document would serve as an investment guide for sub-nationals and development partners to leverage on the friendly investment clime being introduced by the Federal Government.
Tinubu promised to support Nasarawa State in harnessing its solid minerals deposits and agriculture for greater yield, emphasising that the north-central state is a new investment destination of choice.
Speaking, Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State called on investors on oil and gas to take opportunity of the exploration activities in Nasarawa State to begin to invest in the sector for the benefit of the society, noting that the summit further expanded the state’s existing pathways to leverage on the industrial, agricultural and mining sectors towards enhancing inclusive and sustainable wealth creation and economic prosperity.
Governor Sule acknowledged that with the assemblage of experienced and versatile resource persons to engage the participants on the topics earmarked for discussion at the summit, it will go a long way towards actualizing the dream of industrializing Nasarawa State and position it as a leading champion.
He lauded Pesident Bola Tinubu for his sustained effort in driving Nigeria’s economy to prosperity, assuring him of unalloyed loyalty and continued support in order to take the country to greater heights, appreciating the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed and President of the African Development Bank, Doctor Akinwumi Adesina for making Nigeria and Africa as a whole proud in the arena of global development.
In a welcome address, Managing Director/CEO, Nasarawa Investment and Development Agency, NASIDA, Ibrahim Abdullahi called on development partners to continue to invest in Nasarawa State with the view to opening the frontiers of economic prosperity for the benefit of all, reiterating that Nasarawa means business.
There were panel discussions which hosted resourceful captains of industry, business moguls, academics and politicians including Professor Pat Utomi, a frontline political economist and former presidential candidate in Nigeria.
The 2nd edition of the Nasarawa Investment Summit is themed industrial renaissance to take place on 15th and 16th May, 2024.