The Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, His Excellency, Major General Sharif Kazi Kaikoba, has said, his country has singled Kogi State for robust business investments.
Kaikoba said, investors from his country were interested in establishing a ceramic factory in Kogi State, since serenity has returned to the hitherto unsecured state.
The High Commissioner made this disclosure in Abuja, Saturday, during a courtesy visit to Governor Yahaya Bello.
He said, the country had desired for the investment to take off in the past, “but for the challenges of insecurity that the state was bedeviled with”.
However, Kaikoba said, the evident improvement brought about by the effective measures put in place by Governor Bello’s administration has rekindled their interest and would be great to have bilateral relations take root for the benefit of both parties.
Responding, the Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, highlighted the enormous opportunities which abound in the state.
He acknowledged that, when he took over the mantle of leadership of the state, insecurity was rife. However, his determination to have a secured state for all and “with the cooperation of all security agencies and people of the state, crime rate has drastically reduced, as criminals could not freely ply their trade in the state anymore.
To ensure that bureaucratic bottlenecks do not frustrate the process, the Governor assured the Envoy that his administration would do its best to improve ease of doing business in Kogi State.
The Governor pledged to continue with his positive strides in promoting economic growth in the state through human capital, adequate tax reform, better infrastructure, good policy in technology, as well as other reforms which have been put in place to provide incentives for individuals to own businesses and for small businesses to expand,
The statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Petra Akinti Onyegbule, quoted Yahaya Bello as assuring that his administration would continue to create and ensure increase in jobs and more economic opportunities in Kogi state, especially in Agriculture and Solid Mineral sectors.
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