In spite of the security inefficiency facing Kaduna state, investors have continued to acknowledge and react to the government’s dedication to partner with the private sector to generate the jobs that will help curtail poverty and hasten the advancement of the State.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state, yesterday visit Steel Plant in Gujeni. During his visit, El-Rufai said:
“We are impressed by the steady progress of the Steel Plant being built in Gujeni, Kagarko Local Government, by African Natural Resources and Mines Limited.”
“We inspected the sprawling plant yesterday along with Alok Gupta, CEO of the company.”
“This investment is a significant leap in the industrialisation of Kaduna State. We are proud hosts of this investment in the mining and steel sector of our state.”
“African Natural Resources is making a statement that Kaduna State has bankable mining assets and is friendly enough to host an investment worth over $600m. We thank them for the largest ever single investment in Kaduna State.”
“The vast agribusiness potentials of our state were showcased with the huge investments by Olam which commissioned its hatchery and feedmill project in September 2017. Tomato Jos, who have helped our farmers to achieve unprecedented yield levels in tomato, is also set to commission its tomato processing plant. We are grateful to have these investors helping to empower our farmers, create jobs and develop our state.”
“We thank all our investors for their confidence. As a government, we will continue to support enterprise and promote initiative, provide infrastructure and develop human capital. We recognise the private sector for its ability to create jobs, provide skills and knowhow, contribute to government revenues and help develop the state.”
Under the leadership of Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna State becoming number one state in Ease of Doing Business, active investors interest and industrialization of the state.
Kaduna State has attracted both domestic and foreign investments worth about $800 million since 2015, with investors pledging a further $2.1bn last year. The present administration of the State believes that private investment is the best vehicle for job creation, and it is eager to bring together the private sector, international development partners and development finance institutions to spot opportunities in the state and take the investment initiatives that create growth.
