Muhammad Garba
Jigawa State Government has called on Chines public and private sectors to come and invest in the state to leverage its vast resources and enabling environment of doing business which guarantees returns to any investor.
The Deputy Governor of the state, Engr. Aminu Usman made the call when he represented the state at the 3rd China Africa Economic and Trade Expo held at Changsha, Republic of China.
This was contained in a press statement signed by the Director Press of the Deputy Governor, Comrade Ahmad Haruna, and made available to newsmen in Dutse.
The statement revealed that Jigawa state has equally indicated its interest to partner with Chinese companies in developing the state infrastructures.
According to the statement, the deputy governor had also actively represented the state at the “China Africa Infrastructure Cooperation Forum” as one of the panelists that discussed “jointly building green and sustainable Infrastructure.
“We learned Chinese have modern technologies which are environment-friendly and economic advantages for infrastructure development, so we are ready to partner with you in bridging our infrastructural gap for sustainable economic growth and development.
“In the area of Agriculture, we have a comparative advantage, with many products worth exporting to the global market, so in this sector, we are ready to partner with you also,” the statement revealed.
The deputy governor noted that they have seen many simple and affordable farm tools that can help Jigawa farmers to improve their production and they are willing to make it accessible to all Jigawa farmers.
