Mutfwang seeks investment in agriculture, tourism and mining

Governor Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, of Plateau State has engaged representatives from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group to attract investments in agriculture, tourism and mining to revitalise the state’s industrial sector. 

  The Governor and Dan Croft Dan Croft, Regional Industry Manager for Infrastructure in Central Africa and Anglophone West Africa

  This was contained in a press statement signed by the Governor’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere, and made available to newsmen in Jos, the Plateau State capital shortly after a meeting yesterday, led by Dan Croft, Regional Industry Manager for Infrastructure in Central Africa and Anglophone West Africa.

    The Governor emphasized the need for partnerships to revive several legacy projects that have been abandoned in the state in order to put them to productive use for the benefit of people of the State. 

    He, specifically, called for investments in the power sector, agricultural value chain, storage, irrigation systems, the revitalization of Jos Wildlife Park to boost tourism and generate revenue as well as reconstructing the Jos Abattoir for meat processing and export.

     Stressing on the State’s favorable investment climate, Governor Mutfwang explained that the clement weather of the state, the hospitable nature of the people and the institutional framework his administration has put in place were some of factors that would support massive investments in the state.

    He, therefore, assured potential investors who would want to invest in the state of a secure and conducive environment for their ventures.

    Responding, the Regional Industry Manager, Dan Croft expressed the International Financial Corporation’s interest in investing in Plateau State, noting that they would implement a proven investment model to ensure that the state receives optimal and appropriate investments. 

      However, both parties agreed to form a technical team to develop a framework and work out the modalities for the smooth commencement of investments in the state.