Industry Minister commends industrial strides of the Kano State govt

The Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Adeniyi Adebayo, praised the Kano State Government‘s industrialization progress and pledged the ministry’s support.

Adebayo provided assurance when Kano State Governor Abdullahi Gantuve led state delegations on a courtesy visit to his office in Abuja on Tuesday.

He expressed his delight that the state was once again taking its rightful place as the centre of trade in Africa.

“I received information about what you are doing regarding the inland dry port, the last time I was in Kano, the issue was raised in Commerce.

“At that point, I expressed interest in knowing what was going on and once it was finished and ready to go live, I would like to be a part of it.

“I’m happy to be invited to come and be a part of this. I must commend you for your foresight in making sure this project gets off the ground.

“As you correctly pointed out, Kano has always been the centre of trade in Africa since its inception and I am happy that Kano is taking its rightful place once again,” Adebayo said.

The minister assured the governor and his team to assist them in whatever the ministry required.

He also praised the efforts of the state government regarding the economic city and for its association with brains and hammers that would bring good economic progress not only to Kano but to the country as a whole.

Earlier, Gantuve had praised the minister’s efforts to improve the country’s socio-economic development.

He said, “Firstly, we are here to appreciate you, and secondly, to tell you about our development in terms of trade and investment and even industrialization in Kano State.

“We will host a Global Economic Summit in Kano, but before we do that, as a kind of introduction, we will reveal the logo and theme of the summit here in Abuja at the Transcorp Hilton on March 7.

“And we ask you, sir, to honour us as our special guest of honour and also to deliver a message of goodwill to the people and government of Kano State.

“We are inviting those in the diaspora who will also be with us and will see our involvement in the development in terms of maintaining our trade name Kano as the commercial hub of the northern part of Nigeria.

“Kano is now the commercial hub for some West African countries, we say this with confidence, the city is experiencing a boost in economic activities, as a result of the enabling environment created by the government.”

Additionally, Dala Inland Dryport Chairman Abubakar Bawuro praised Gantuve for his efforts to ensure ease of doing business in his state.

Bawuru thanked the Governor for his efforts to ensure the completion of the Dala Inland Dryport project.

He reiterated that the project, once completed, would be beneficial to the state, the country in general and the continent.