Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said the state has attracted a total investment portfolio of $4.48 billion comprising actualised and announced investments over the last seven years of his administration.
El-Rufai who made this known at the KadInvest 7:0 programme on Saturday, also said that the efforts had resulted in creating 75,750 direct and indirect jobs.
He credited the flow of investments to his administration’s continuous effort of providing conducive environment for the private sector to drive the economy through numerous policy actions and reforms.
The governor did a recap of what his administration achieved since inception and why investors should invest in Kaduna State.
According to him, the state has abundant natural resources, a productive workforce, steady economic growth and serves as the gateway to the northern market.
”Kaduna State is also the most improved state in 2018 Ease of Doing Business Subnational report by the World Bank, and it has a very investor-friendly environment,” he added.
El-Rufai further said that the state ”is also the third biggest consumer market in Nigeria, the third most populous state in Nigeria and has 52 per cent of Nigeria’s consumer market.
”Besides, Kaduna State is rich in mineral resources as it has over 25 non-oil mineral deposits, including gold, iron ore and marble,” he added.
