He sought for partnership with the agency in his drive to attract investors to Gombe, canvassing that “considering our geographic and strategic advantage, the north-east Warehouse Facility should be housed in Gombe and NEPC should also open its NE regional office in Gombe. He assured that on its part, Gombe State government will give all necessary support in that direction.
He said the council will work with Gombe State to holistically look at areas that can benefit the State and its people, just as he disclosed the plan to establish a Common Facility Centre in Gombe to support value chain development in preparation for export to ensure that products meet international standards.
The NEDC boss said for the country to exit the current economic challenges, the buildup has to be from the States because unlike the federal government, the second tier of government has all it takes to create jobs and boost the economy. He said when the council launched the zero oil plan, which encourages the country to survive out of oil proceeds, not many Nigerians believed in it, saying it is gradually becoming clearer that sooner or later the world will have nothing to do with the black gold.
He explained that it is to guard this development that the council introduced the 22 strategic sectors which encourage Nigerians to increase production and productivity in order for the country to build a virile economy that will sustain the Nigerian State.
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