Governor Suswam Woos Foreign Investors In Australia To Benue State.

In its bid to further boost the investment strength in the state, Benue State government is wooing foreign investors at the ongoing Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings (CHGM)in Perth, Australia.

Unveiling the investment opportunities available in the state at the Investors Perspective Roundtable which was a side event of the ongoing CHOGM, Governor Gabriel Suswam said that it was the vision of his administration to make Benue State to be among the leading states in Nigeria in terms of unity, equity, justice, integrity, transparency, respect for human rights, good governance and socio-economic prosperity.

As part of his quest to boost the investment strength of the state, the governor told the audience that he would uplift Benue State to greater heights through the introduction of fiscal discipline in public expenditure, improved service delivery, building partnerships for development and sustainability in the use of exhaustible resources.

Speaking on the security of foreign investors, Suswam maintained that there is high level of commitment to the security of lives and property, anti-corruption and transparent business environment, aggressive urban development programmes for major cities and well serviced industrial layout for factory development.

“Benue State is one hundred percent safe for prospective foreign investors despite the political challenges, protests and agitations and we have put very effective security mercenaries in place to ensure the safety of both the indigenes of the Benue State and foreigners coming to establish in the state,” he said.

Unveiling what he termed “Some Unique Comparative Advantages of Benue State,” Suswam who was among other speakers at the event said: “Benue State has provision for fertile soil suitable for the production of cash crops/fruits, large deposits of solid minerals in all local government councils, abundant human resources (skilled and unskilled) supported by a large number of educational institutions, and vibrant mass media comprising of five broadcasting stations (Radio/TV) and 29 Newspapers and Magazines.”

Speaking on investment opportunities in agriculture, he said that there are 364,000 hectares of land available for irrigation farming.
 Source Leadership Newspapers.




someone remind him of our minimum wage ohhh.