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Jos, Oct. 27, 2016(NAN) Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau says his administration is set to build more satellite markets in the state to make it a commercial hub in the country.
Lalong made this known during the opening ceremony of the Plateau Day at the 2016 Jos Trade Fair.
He said that his administration supported entrepreneurship in every way because small businesses remained the primary engine for job creation, income growth and poverty reduction.
Lalong described entrepreneurship as a critical strategy for economic development, noting that the building of such satellite markets would encourage more small scale businesses in the state.
“As a responsible government, we are conscious of our mandate of spurring up entrepreneurship and industrialisation, so that gainful employment can be provided for our youths,’’ he said
The governor said the state government was determined to enhance the general economic wellbeing of the citizens.
According to him, the state government has embarked on various actions to boost commercial activities, including reviving and redeveloping the burnt Jos main market.
He said the actions were being done under the Public Private Partnership arrangement and prospective investors had been shortlisted to participate.
The governor said the government had acquired a befitting complex for One Stop Shop (OSS) as a means of easing doing business in the state.
He disclosed that the state government had an elaborate incentive for all investors ready to do business in the state.
Lalong said that the state had the natural ambience to house world class hotels that would accommodate all kinds of conferences, entertainment and events.
According to him, the state, located in the northern highlands of the country, has a unique climate that produces typical temperate vegetation, and is blessed with solid minerals. (NAN)
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Edited by Dada Ahmed/Oluwole Sogunle
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