Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has advocated more collaboration between the federal and state governments in Nigeria.
The governor said that if all states work in tandem with the federal government, the nation will be repositioned for the better.
Governor Inuwa made the remarks in Abuja on Thursday while addressing State House correspondents after meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu behind closed doors.
The governor, who presented the state’s scorecard to President Tinubu, said that the Gombe State Government rated itself and documented its achievements in pictures across all the sectors.
“It is complete content of what we did spanning through 2019 to 2023 which was the first term that I did, covering all the sectors vis-a-vis manifestos and developmental plan that we did for Gombe State that will take us till 2030.
“We rated ourselves and saw what we did and put them to pictures with proof of actions that we took part in several issues in all the sectors. And I said it is a good document that we show to the President what we really are doing in Gombe and where we are ready to go as far as performance is concerned,” said Governor Inuwa.
He added that state governments were working towards better performance in the year 2024.
“There were several engagements towards the end of 2023 pertaining to healthcare and enabling business environment and so many things.
Without the economy picking, we will continue to be where we are or even worse off, and collaboration of the state and the federal government, including the local governments is very fundamental for us because if there is any disconnect, we may not deliver.
The states are trying to see that they come out strongly this time around to see that we put action to words and see that we make Nigeria work than before,” he added.
Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones
Speaking on the participation of Gombe State in the federal government’s modernized farming system and food production, Governor Inuwa disclosed that Gombe State, being one of the designated states for Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones, is fully prepared to see to the success of the park in the state.
The governor said that Gombe State had set up an industrial park where processing of all the agricultural produce in the state can be processed.
He emphasized the place of modernized farming and the need for machine tools to achieve the set targets.
“Luckily, Gombe State is among the states that have been approved to be part of the Special Agric processing zones.
We set up an industrial park where we can process all the agricultural produce that we have in the state.
We are prepared, but it doesn’t end only in planning or take-off. People have to understand that we must modernize.
There is need for machine tools. There is need for processing,” he added.
