Nigeria needs private sector investments for economic advancement – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria needs to mobilise backstage assemblage investments to fasttrack sustainable economical advancement.

He said this successful Bauchi connected Wednesday astatine the inauguration of the International Conference Centre (ICC), constructed by Bala Mohammed’s administration.

The centre was named aft the archetypal Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello.

Obasanjo highlighted that some section and planetary investments indispensable beryllium mobilised to accelerate nationalist economical growth.

“With what we have; we tin amusement the satellite that we are portion and parcel of the world. What others person and pridefulness themselves about, is not much than what we have.

“Some radical don’t adjacent person fractional of what we have. We person a satellite packed centre which tin beryllium make and beryllium made 1 of the tourer attractions successful Nigeria.

“The radical that volition beryllium coming here,  volition beryllium capable to enactment successful the hotels, interact, person discussions and conferences successful this ICC, and marque Bauchi a centre of attraction and tourism for Nigeria.

“Not lone are we commissioning this, we are starting with a league to speech astir investment, and what bash we request successful Nigeria today? We request to mobilise investments from Local and from the international,” helium said.

Obasanjo besides promised to showcase Bauchi to the satellite with a presumption to pull investments to the state.

Mohammed said the ICC was initiated to pull section and planetary businesses to put successful the state.

Also, Reuben Okoya, the contractor handling the project, said the centre was designed to accommodate 3,000 people, adding that 10 abstracted events could instrumentality spot simultaneously astatine the centre.

The lawsuit was attended by Vice -President Kashim Shettima, Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, lawman governors of Oyo and Plateau, Bayo Lawal and Josephine Piyo, among others. (NAN)

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