JIGAWA STATE GOVERNMENT ATTENDS AFRICA TRADE AND INVESTMENT SUMMIT ORGANISED BY BUSINESS DAY NEWSPAPER

His Excellency the Governor of Jigawa State, Malam Umar Namadi led a delegation to the Africa Trade and Investment Summit organised by Business Day Newspaper on 1^st February, 2024. On his team were the Director General Jigawa State Investment Promotion Agency (InvestJigawa), the Commissioner for Commerce, Industry, Cooperatives and Tourism, the Chairman State Assembly House Committee on Commerce and Investment, the Coordinator Maigatari Export Processing Zone, and the Head of Investment Facilitation, InvestJigawa.

During his keynote address and on one of the discussion panels, His Excellency reiterated Jigawa State’s abundant opportunities in the government’s priority sectors, especially the agricultural value chain, emphasising the state’s commitment to the sector through initiatives like the Agriculture Transformation Agenda, policies and programmes such as the Jigawa State Government Support Extension Service and the Outgrower Scheme, and the Land Acquisition and Resettlement Framework (LARF) which promotes efficient land utilization.

Apart interacting with potential investors, during the event, InvestJigawa engaged with the National Action Committee on the AfCFTA, and a meeting was scheduled to discuss how Jigawa State could partner with the committee to ensure its effective participation in the AfCFTA.