Bayelsa State Government (Nigeria)
World Business Leaders Gather in Nigeria for Bayelsa Investment and Business Forum
DGAP-News: Bayelsa State Government (Nigeria) / 02.07.2014 / 17:26 --------------------------------------------------------------------- LAGOS, Nigeria, 2014-07-02 17:26 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Bayelsa State Government of Nigeria (http://www.bayelsa.gov.ng) says it has concluded arrangements to host global business leaders between 16th and 18th July, 2014, at its maiden investment and economic forum with the theme 'Unlocking Bayelsa State's Economic Potentials.' Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/bayelsa.png Photo 1: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?level=picture&id=1205 Photo 2: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?level=picture&id=1206 Disclosing this at a press briefing in Lagos, the State Commissioner of Trade, Industry and Investment, Barrister Kemela Okara, said the Forum was in line with the present administration's economic blueprint of a private sector driven economy which he said some foreign investors were already tapping into. 'Our expectation,' he said, 'is that potential investors from different parts of the world, within Nigeria and Bayelsans in the Diaspora, will come and take advantage of the various opportunities that exist in Agriculture, Aquaculture, Oil and Gas, ICT, Tourism and Hospitality, and Power.' He further said that in line with the administration's vision of making the state the Dubai of Africa, the government was creating an enabling environment complete with adequate security, infrastructure and an investor-friendly legal framework. Some on-going projects which the Commissioner said would delight potential investors include the Agge Deep Seaport, the Cargo Airport, the World class diagnostics centre, a multi-billion naira 5-star hotel as well as the free trade zone the state government is planning to establish where there will be non-application of local taxation. In the same vein, the Director General of the Bayelsa Investment Promotion Agency, Freda Murray-Bruce, said that the choice of Bayelsa as host of many international events in the last two and a half years evidently attests to the fact that it is the most peaceful state in the country. Highlighting the achievements of Governor Seriake Dickson's administration, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, the chief press secretary, disclosed that the state was now generating N1billion as internally generated revenue (IGR) per month, representing about 1000 per cent increase; a figure projected to hit N6billion in the next few years. This, he noted, could only be achieved by inviting investors, both foreign and domestic, to invest. Noting the relevance of the power sector to the economy, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Investment, Cyril Akika, disclosed that the government, in addition to the present power supply, is planning to generate 3000 megawatts to boost power supply in the state. Daniel Iworiso-Markson Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Bayelsa State Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of the Bayelsa State Government of Nigeria. CONTACT: Media contact: +2347064678562 earlglowcomms@yahoo.com Follow @BayelsaBusiness Follow #BayelsaisGoodforBusiness News Source: NASDAQ OMX End of Corporate News --------------------------------------------------------------------- 02.07.2014 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Bayelsa State Government (Nigeria) Nigeria ISIN: US9903200049 End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 276434 02.07.2014
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