Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on Wednesday met Comrade Musbau Esinrogunjo in furtherance of the ongoing building process in the State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The former Senator Aspirant for Kwara Central, Musbau Esinrogunjo, and Amb Yahya Seriki met the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at Presidential Lodge, Ilorin.
They also witnessed the signing of a bill establishing the Kwara Investment Promotion Agency (KWIPA).
Governor Abdulrazaq while signed KWIPA said the bill is a bold step to attract more investors and drive economic growth.
He said the idea is to remove bureaucratic bottlenecks, with the agency serving as the melting pot for ideas and entrepreneurs wanting to do business with the state.
The governor disclosed that the state is open for business, saying he envisions a state that no longer depends on federal monthly allocations to run government businesses or provide essential services and infrastructure for the people.
Kwara State House of Assembly Speaker Yakubu Danladi Salihu; House Leader Olawoyin Magaji and Clerk of the House Halimah Jummai Kperogi also witnessed the brief signing ceremony.
Kwara Investment Promotion Agency (KWIPA) according to a statement issued by Chief Press Secretary to the governor will include “initiate, promote, facilitate, coordinate and create a conducive environment for investments and development in the state”.
It would also “coordinate and monitor all investment activities; advice and assist the government in creating an attractive and competitive climate for business that will lead to robust economic activities in the state; source on behalf of the government, finance for investment from multilateral and bilateral development partners as well as private investors, both domestic and foreign through public-private partnerships and other financial arrangements, and where appropriate, act as lead negotiator in transactions with private investors that ensure the needs of the state and those of its citizens are well represented.”
Similarly, the Governor has forwarded a bill to the Assembly requesting the lawmakers to repeal a law that provided pensions for former governors and deputy governors of the state —five days after he pledged to take such a step.
Citing his campaign promise and public request, AbdulRazaq had last Friday said he would send a bill to the lawmakers requesting them to repeal the law which was enacted in 2010 and amended in 2018. The 2018 amendment suspended payment of pensions to former governors or deputy governors who are in another public office and getting paid for it.
The request of the Governor is to have the law repealed to free up resources.
