Kogi: Taking Investment And Economic Development Beyond Lips Service

In furtherance of her drives for economic

prosperity of all commercial and economic

stakeholders and citizens in The State,

pursuit of The New Direction vision and

policy trust on job creations which is one of

the major policy statement and thematic

area among which agriculture, health,

education and labour reforms are inclusive,

Kogi State Government is now intensifying

effort in ensuring industrialization of the

commercial activities on the Confluence.

Investment and economic development

activities has now been taking beyond lips

service and commercial athletic (jerking

without movement). Plans are presently

been roll out by the organizing committee

put together by The State Government

partnering the organised private sector and

investment stakeholders to launch The first

ever economic and investment summit

hitting investment public on 13th-14th 2018

themed ‘DISCOVERING UNCOMMON

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE

CONFLUENCE’. It is expected to be declared

open by the The Vice President of The

Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency,

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.

Now, why screaming investment!

investment!! in Kogi?. Come with me… The

facts on ground and in public domain put

Kogi as the best bride for every profit and

value driven investors. As it stands today,

Kogi is very safe as the present government

of New Direction takes security of citizens

and their properties as the primary

responsibility in governance. Thanks to the

political will and the collaboration among the

security agencies in the state. Investment of

any magnitude in Kogi is very safe and

guaranteed. The tranquility been witnessed

on The Confluence, inconsequential crime

rates and facts been made public in the

recently concluded security summit in The

State attested to the reality of sanity in Kogi

State.

Other investment indices like return on

Investment (ROI), sales, marketing, ease to

do business ratio, labour (skilled and

unskilled), tax administrations, environment,

raw materials and institutions of government

and her MDAs such as BUREAU OF LAND,

BUREAU OF PUBLIC PRIVATE

PARTNERSHIP and BUREAU OF PUBLIC

PROCUREMENT and MINISTRY OF

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY among others

are on ground, ready and friendly to

smoothly aid and midwife investment of any

genuine prospective investors into becoming

a global brand to be recognise in industrial

world and a friend to the banks.

All sectors of Kogi economy are juicy for

investment from every analysis and all

indication. Opportunities in agriculture and

it’s value chain in Kogi is humongous.

Recent statistics and milestones reeled out

in the recent concluded agricultural summit

in township stadium Lokoja was largely

attended by agribusiness operators, agric

equipments merchants and fabricators,

extension workers, agric engineers and

economists, experts, farmers, policy makers,

stakeholders and general public was hugely

successful. Any aspect of agribusiness

which is of interest to any prospective

investor is a sure returns guaranteed. The

agricultural summit proceeds the Economic

and Investment Summit where further

windows of investment opportunities will be

practically unveils.

However, it is an open secret that Kogi is

richly endowed with solid and industrial

minerals that flows from golden train of

Yagba West to the limestone loaded town of

Obajana, Alo, Okehi… out of which Dangote

Cement and Dangote Group drives their

balance sheet and iron-ore feasted town of

Ajaokuta. It is worth mentioning the Clay

and feldspar ridding town of Alo, Itobe,

Adogo, Omala among other towns on which

West African Ceramics Limited and BN

Ceramics commercial survivals lies. It may

interest you to know that best of the

ceramics and tiles in Africa are produced in

Kogi from West African Ceramics limited and

BN Ceramics limited.

Coal in Okaba and other parts of the state

are more than enough for energy production

that will guaranteed return for any investors

interested in Independent Power Project

(IPP) and spur industrial explosion in the

State. Most of the high profile mineral

resources by the federal government are in

commercial quantity in Kogi State.

Gold mining is a lucrative business next to

petroleum and the commercial deposit found

in Kogi is one of the best quality which is

highly competitive in international pricing of

gold commodity. Geophysical survey,

geochemical sampling and contracting core

drilling of gold in the field are ongoing in

Yagba West by an authorized Company by

Federal. But it remains a scratch on the

surface as efforts is been intensified by the

state in curtaining the activities of the illegal

miners. That means opportunities abounds in

mining in Kogi State. Prospective investors

interested in mining are encouraged to take

necessary investment measures to explore

the inherent profitable investment in that

sector and hence ensures the domestication

of their productive activities in the State of

the exploration.

Don’t forget that gold mine equally lies in the

sector like trades, transportation, water

resources, financial services, consultancy,

entertainment and Tourism in the State. Kogi

is truly your best destination for investment.

Attends the upcoming Economic and

Investment Summit. Come, Explore and

Invest to Grow.

Kogi is waiting for your arrival to announce

you to the world. Wishing you happy

investment experience.-