Kano State Government has expressed its readiness to partner with Inland Containers Nigeria Limited (ICNL)), a haulage company based in the state, as a way of fast-tracking economic activities.
The government disclosed that the partnership it is promoting with business concerns, such as ICNL is required in the on-going efforts to re-position the state, as one of the Nigerian leading economic hubs.
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, made this disclosure, Wednesday, while receiving the Chief Executive of the company Ismaila Yusuf when he paid him a courtesy visit in his office.
Represented by his deputy, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, the governor stated that his administration is committed to providing a conducive economic atmosphere that would enable businesses to thrive, particularly, in this era of COVID -19.
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“We glad to have the management of the Inland containers Nigeria Limited, a well- known business group in the state, visit us today. ICNL has for years been rendering to the state services ranging from shipping, clearing, and a lot of other logistics activities.
“People of Kano very proud of the company and the vision that has sustained the company for over 40 years now”, Gawuna said.
He expressed the determination of his administration to continue to utilize every opportunity at its disposal to ensure that the services rendered by the company are fully developed for the benefit of people in the State.
In doing this, the governor hinted that his administration would continue to provide assistance, and other required supports that are needed in boosting the company`s activities.
“We expect that your company will up with proposals that we can sit together to deliberate upon which help make the logistics industry bigger than what we are having now in the state.
“I want to say we are highly impressed by the quality of the services which your company is rendering, and I want to charge you to keep it up”, he added.
Earlier, the company`s chief executive officer, Ismaila Yusuf noted that the purpose of establishing the company was to bring the services of maritime and its operations to other parts of the country especially northern Nigeria.
According to Ismaila, the management of the company initiated the visit as a way of registering it appreciation to State Government over the support, it had been given to the organization.
” We are equally here to make a special request to the State Government with regards to the importation of input implements for farmers which we want to be given the mandate to play our own role ” he appealed
