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From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi
Chinese African Economic and Trade Promotion Council and Kebbi State Government have begun discussion on a bilateral agreement on tourism, agriculture and industrial revolution.
The Chinese council team was in Kebbi State to meet Governor Nasir Idris as part of its activities in Nigeria and informed the government its readiness to partner in agriculture, tourism, infrastructure and tourism among others.
Governor Idris while addressing the team at Government House, Birnin Kebbi, assured the Chinese Chinese African Economic and Trade Promotion Council being a fruitful partnership in their bilateral agreement.
Idris assured the Chinese investment team of the readiness of his government for mutual partnership between. “Your coming to Kebbi State is a very good development.”
Idris reiterated his administration’s unwavering commitment to woo investors from across the world to come to Kebbi State and massively invest.
“There are key areas that we, as a government, are interested in. Kebbi State is a largely an agrarian state. Also, God has blessed us with abundant natural resources as none of the 21 councils that does not have natural resources.”
Idris added that some of those huge deposits of natural resources have remained largely untapped.
“So, your coming to partner us is something we will never forget. I want to assure you that we are ever ready. We have been blessed with gold, gypsum and lithium, among other natural minerals.”
The governor also said Kebbi State has enviably remained as number one rice producer in Nigeria.
He also said his administration has done a lot in a short period of time and would not relent in doing so.
Speaking earlier, the team leader, Li Zhensheng, expressed readiness to promote China-Africa comprehensive relationship.
He added that China and Nigeria were complementary to each other, saying: “We will carry out various works on infrastructure, service industries, agriculture and finance, among others
“We will come out with feasible proposals to boost development and improve the livelihood of the people of Kebbi State.”
