Kano State Government has reiterated it’s commitment to provide enabling environment to prospective investors willing to invest in Kano for rapid socio-economic development of the state.
The Deputy Governor and Commissioner for local government and Chieftancy affairs, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo revealed at the closing ceremony of the 45th International Trade Fair in Kaduna.
This made know in a press release issues and signed by Public Relations Officer Ministry for Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs Dahiru Lawan Kofar Wambai.
The deputy governor who was, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Alhaji Ibrahim Muhammad Kabara said the Trade Fair was an opportunity for Kano to showcase it’s potentiality as the center of commerce in the northern part of the country and some West African countries at-large.
According to him, the Fair provided an opportunity to woo investors to explore and harness abundant natural resources the state endowed with for prosperity and development in the state.
Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo added that the present administration under governor Abba Kabir Yusuf will not relent in it’s effort of empowering teaming jobless youth to venture into various trades for self reliance.
The Deputy Governor described the theme of this year’s Trade Fair ” Sustainable Economic Recovery through Deepening of Local Content Value Chain” as timely in view of efforts by governments at all levels to create ways of internal revenue generation (IGR) for quality services delivery..
In his submission, the chairman of Forum of Directors Personnel Management (DPMs) and DPM of Nassarawa local government, Alhaji Auwalu Makama Dambatta called on the State government to regularly sponsor such an event at the National level in view of its immense benefit to the state economic.
The chairman of Forum of Heads of Community Departments, Alhaji Ali Ibrahim Bichi said the Trade Fair will serve as an eye opener to many traders who were hitherto domiciled in their localities.
Chairman of Forum of Trade officers, Suraka Ali Dan Hassan appreciated the state government through the ministry for local government for making it possible to attend the Trade Fair this year after eight years of non-participation by local governments from Kano.
