Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has said his government will partner Dangote Group in policy formulation, tax holidays, land and security, to ensure safety of investment in the state.
He spoke when he led top government functionaries to visit the Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, at the headquarters at Marble House, Ikoyi, Lagos, during the annual general conference of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA).
The governor said the meeting was intended to woo the the billionaire investor in core areas of agriculture, with emphasis on wheat, rice, tomato and Irish potatoes on a large scale production, solid mineral exploration and processing, establishment of agro-based industries and capital injection in a public private partnership, to revitalise ailing industries in the state.
Lalong said the government secured the Federal Government’s support to secure mining sites not under any lease from the encroachment of illegal miners.
He said the state had arrangement to re-acquire the former BARC Farms, with a wide expanse of about 5,000 hectares, adding that it will open up Bokkos Farm with 3,000 hectares, for investment in agriculture.
“This is besides the potential the state has, to acquire arable land for cultivation.”
Dangote hailed the governor for the return of peace in Plateau, noting that conflicts, which engulfed the state in the past, discouraged investors.
He said: “With the return of peace, openings exist because of the weather of Plateau State for large scale cultivation of wheat, rice, vegetables and fruits. My company is interested in exploring these.”
Dangote thanked Lalong for keying into the global trend of employment creation and revenue generation through private sector participation.
He assured him and his team of his readiness to send in consultants to engage the government and explore areas of interest.
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