North Central Nigeria has attracted more than $500 million investments in the last three years, Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, said.
The flow, he said was made possible through the ease of doing business and investment promotion.
At the inauguration of the Nasarawa Investment Summit, he said the administration would continue to fashion policies and other interventions geared towards stimulating the growth of the state’s economy, create wealth and jobs for the people.
The resolve to turn the economy of the state around, he said, is the basis of the Nasarawa Economic Development Strategy (NEDS 2019-2023).
Describing it as a testament of the state’s collective commitment to the implementation of a practicable economic transformation strategy , the governor said the administration is driven by a vision to pursue accelerated growth translating into other key development outcomes.
Sule said the Nasarawa Investment Summit would hold in Lafia, the state capital between May 11 and 12, 2022, and would help to drive the agenda and solidify the state’s position as a key investment destination in Nigeria and the West African region.
The summit with the theme : “Diamond in the rough; The making of a new investment frontier”, will have in attendance , the former President of the Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, who will deliver the summit’s keynote address.
Besides, it will have in attendance captains of industry, renowned members of the business community, investors, international and domestic partners, diplomatic corp and politicians.
