Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle has called on Domestic and Foreign investors to invest in to various economic potentials of the state.
Matawalle made the call on Monday in Sokoto at the ongoing 1st Edition of the joint Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara National Trade Fair.
The Governor who was represented by the state Commissioner of Commerce, Sufiyanu Bashir Yuguda said Zamfara State has potentials that can be used either for Agro Allied or Mineral Based Industries.
In a statement by the Press Secretary office of the Zamfara First Lady Zainab Shuaibu Abdullahi said, “Its a full of joy to attend this occasion of the exhibition of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara joint National Trade Fair exhibition.
She said the occasion with a theme “Repositioning and restructuring the non-oil sector as a key alternative source of economic development of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states’ is timely considering the economic reality in the country.
“Gods willing Zamfara state will continue to collaborate with all the relevant security agencies through the ongoing peace effort of the Matawalle led administration with a view to sustaining a lasting peace.
The objective of the first edition of Sokoto Kebbbi and Zamfara joint national trade fair held in Sokoto is to draw the attention of both locals and international investors to the effective utilization of enormous industrial and commercial potentials that are available in various parts of the respective states.
Similarly, the Zamfara State First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Matawalle who send a powerful delegation of participants at the trade fair, expressed hope that the trade fair will boost the economic status of the three states and Nigeria in general.
The Governor’s wife urged women participants and entire business communities to visit Zamfara state pavilion to inspect the minerals deposits and other economic potentials of the state.