Determined to ensure that Gombe retains its strategic position as the number one state in the Ease of Doing Business in the Country, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has set up a multi-sectoral council to help maintain and drive the process.
Inaugurating the Ease of Doing Business Council at the Government House, the Chairman of the Council and Deputy Governor of Gombe State, Dr. Manassah Daniel Jatau stressed that the State Government deemed it necessary to inaugurate the body because of the dynamics inherent in business world.
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Represented by the Secretary to the Gombe State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, Dr. Daniel Jatau observed that Ease of Doing Business is all about simplicity, timeliness and a more friendly regulations for businesses to easily get a foothold and expand beyond limits.
He observed that being an important and necessary concept among the parameters of measuring development of nations, Ease of Doing Business has continued to receive global attention and measurement as it is on record that Nigeria moved from being the number 145th in 2019 to 131st in 2020 in the world Ease of Doing Business ranking.
“I am sure that you are aware, proud and happy that in the year 2020 our dear Gombe State was rated the best and first in the Ease of Doing Business in Nigeria”.
He expressed the hope that with calibre of individuals in the Gombe State Ease of Doing Business Council, the State will continue to maintain its top position in the country as the number one choice for business start ups.
The 25 member Gombe State Council for the Ease of Doing Business is chiefly charged with the responsibility of supporting the development of a robust data of existing and newly registered companies to support policy design for Ease of Doing Business.
The Council is equally to make recommendations to remove obstacles for easy development and facilitation of business and to make provision for enabling laws and regulations that are considered necessary to enable Ease of Doing Business in the State.
