Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said following the adoption and strict implementation of recommendations from the inaugural Kaduna Investment Summit, the state raked in over 18 billion naira internally generated revenue, IGR in 2016.
The governor said this at the second Kaduna Economic and Investment Summit, holding today in the state.
He added that the state had also major investments including the Olam $150m poultry and livestock feed project, while exploration work continued for gold, nickel and other minerals.
“Our credentials as an investment destination are anchored on the human and natural resources in our state, as well as the policy and legal environment our government has created.
“At the inaugural edition of Kaduna Investment Summit, we presented the state development plan, explained our new, transparent tax code and demonstrated how digital land registry we are developing is critical to supporting investments.
“ In 2016, these efforts earned us over N18bn in IGR, the highest ever in the state.
“As a sub-national actor, we established the link between our state development plan and the decision to prioritise agriculture and minerals as main investment sectors.
“And we are glad that, major investments resulted from Kaduna Investment Summit 2016, especially the Olam $150m poultry and livestock feed project.
“In mining, exploration work continues for gold, nickel and other minerals.
“Kaduna Economic and Investment Summit 2.0 seeks to consolidate on the gains so far made.
“We shall be presenting our new Ease of Doing Business Charter, reflecting the hard work our MDAs have put into simplifying the process of obtaining licenses and shortening the time it takes to get a business running in Kaduna State”, he said.
The governor, who highlighted major achievements of his administration, also unveiled the plan of the government between 2017 and 2019.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that the maiden edition of the summit was held last year from April 6-7, in Kaduna.