Yobe state Governor Hon. Mai Mala Buni CON said his administration has mapped out investment opportunities with huge potentials for employment generation and wealth Creation.
He stated this today when the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme in Nigeria Ms Elsie Attafuah, paid him a courtesy call.
The Governor said government would explore the huge agricultural, livestock and other natural resources in the state for massive investment opportunities to promote international trade.
He explained that the state government had in the previous years concentrated on rehabilitation and recovery programmes to resettle communities displaced by the insurgency.
“With the improvement in security in the state, we are now looking inwardly to explore and exploit the potentials in the state to develop investment opportunities” he assaured.
He noted that as a leading state in Sesame seeds and livestock production, government is investing in the two areas to make Yobe state an international hub for export of Sesame seeds and livestock.
The Governor said the reconstruction, rehabilitation and recovery programme for resettlement of displaced communities came with a huge financial commitment.
“Government is providing infrastructure to stimulate economic growth and curb rural-urban migration” Buni said.
“As the second most affected state, Yobe did not enjoy much support from development partners due to accessibility challenge.
“We now have a functional airport, development partners can now easily access the state and make their presence felt more by our people” the Governor said.
The UNDP representative, Ms Elsie Attafuah, commended the efforts of the Buni administration in resettling the communities.
She noted that UNDP is willing to partner the state government on areas of development including the investment opportunities.
Signed
Mamman Mohammed,
DG Press and Media Affairs to the Governor.
