He noted that reforms towards the self-sufficiency of the state can be difficult but that his administration remains resolute towards enhancing and building the economic capacity of the state so that it does not have to depend on Abuja for statutory allocation.“My dream is that Gombe State may soon not rely on the federation account for its survival because that was the dream of our elder statesmen and we must keep such dream alive”.
Governor Inuwa Yahaya said his administration has equally done credibly well in encouraging small and medium scale enterprises through the recapitalization of the state’s micro finance bank, the provision of soft loans to small business owners as well as the construction of road networks at the Gombe Industrial cluster in BCGA among others.
The coard chairman of the Gombe State Investment and Property Development Company, Dr Umaru Mohammed Kwairanga thanked Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya for giving them the opportunity to play their part towards the social and economic growth of the State. Dr Kwairanga noted that with the economic impact of the covid-19 Pandemic and the ever increasing population of the state, depending on Abuja for allocation may no longer be sustainable.