Niger State Government in North Central Nigeria is to partner with African Development Bank (AfDB), to come up with a 30-year Development Plan (SDP) that will be implemented in phases.
The State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago stated this when he met with the Director General of Nigeria Country Office, AfDB, Lamin Barrow, in his office in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city.
The meeting according to Ibrahim Bologi, the spoke person to the Governor, was aimed at establishing a partnership between the Niger State government and the AfDB to bring about developmental projects such as the construction of schools, irrigation schemes and renewable energy among others.
“The SDP will help in developing agriculture, and for a start, government will take advantage of the large expanse of land and provide 100,000 hectares of land for agricultural activities, while efforts will be intensified for the creation of Agro-Processing Zones and renewable energy,” Gov Bago said.
He highlighted the numerous mineral resources the state is endowed with, and that his administration will leverage on that to woo investors to the state.
The Governor assured that the state will do its best to ensure investors experience the ease of doing business in the state.
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The Director General Nigeria Country Office, African Development Bank Lamin Barrow, said the partnership will no doubt bring about the desired development and improve the life of the citizenry especially those in the rural areas.
He expressed confidence that the Bago-led administration can deliver the dividends of democracy to the people owing to his banking experience.
Emmanuel Ukoh
