Eleven years after organising it first economic summit, the administration of Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje has made a proactive move to stage the second Kano Economic & Investment Summit slated to hold on April 24.
The summit, which is packaged to attract major private investors within and outside the country, is one of the strategic moves geared at making the state the leading investment destination as well as an active industrial hub in the country.
Chairman of the technical committee charged with the organisation of the event, Shamsudeen Usman, says the summit with theme ‘Transforming the Economy of Kano: Turning Challenges into Opportunities,’ is scheduled to hold April 24 and 25.
Shamsudeen, who was a former Nigerian minister of budget and planning, says that the summit will be focusing on seven key areas, which are: Building Infrastructure, Developing Human Capital –Education, Exploiting States Resources, Financing Transformative Development, Investment Promotion, and Governance and Institution.
According to Shamsudeen, the summit is programmed to hold in three centres in the state capital, and is to be declared opened by President Muhammadu Buhari on April 24, while, His Highness, Sarkin Kano, Muhammadu Sansui 11, will be declaring an opening address entitled: ‘Kano: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.’
He noted that an array of highly distinguished and knowledgeable experts from within and outside the country, such as: minister of industries, trade and investment, Okechukwu Enelamah, will be participating in the summit.
Other top ranking experts expected at the Summit are: YYayale Ahmed, former, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Bukar Kyari, President, NESG, Andrew Thurborn, Mansur Ahmed, executive director, Dangote Group, Professor Murtala Sabo Sagagi, and Professor S.Z Abubakar.
In the same vein, Shamsudeen added that Professor Ibrahim Garba Riruwai, Serah Alade, immediate past deputy-Governor, CBN, Muhammad Sagagi, Tunde Fowler, executive chairman, FIRS, Professor Ibrahim Garba, Munzali Dantata, Lt.Generall Abdurraham Dambazau, and Professor Attahiru Jega, would be participating.
“Attendance at the Summit would be strictly by invitation, but few opening will be reserved for people or institutions that need to pay to attend and we have fixed a participation fee of #20, 00 for each participants.
“The Economic aspect of the Summit will focus on how to leverage on the 5 year Development Plan rolled out by the state government. The Summit will serve as opportunity to generate additional information on how to achieve specified target of the rolling plan.
“We will also be looking at the infrastructural need of the state, in line with the National Development Plan, and see how to attract necessary investment to meet the identifiable infrastructural need of the state.
“On the Investment aspect, the Summit will be looking at the key investment need of the state, at what the state need to put on the table in form of investment, and to showcase the needs of the state to the participating investors ” he added.
Some of the highlights of the Summit will be the signing of major agreements reached with investors across the world, who have indicated interest to invest in the economy of the state, as well as showcase the economic investment opportunities available in the state.
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