Ease Of Doing Business In Kwara Will Change - AbdulRazaq

Date: 2019-11-13

Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara state has pledged to implement reforms to ease business climate in the state, saying the current narrative about it ranking lowest in the North Central region is unacceptable.

The governor spoke at the North Central regional engagement on Ease of Doing Business which was organised by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and the Kwara State Government.

Abdulrazaq, who was represented by Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi, said various concrete steps are already being taken to make business transactions a lot easier and faster to attract investors.

The governor expressed dismay at a World Bank report in 2018 which ranked Kwara 30th out of 37 states including the FCT — and the lowest in the North Central — in the ease of doing business.

“On the national average, according to the report, Kwara ranked the lowest among its peers in the North Central. In terms of starting a business, Kwara ranked 7th out of the seven states sampled in the zone, including the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja).  In dealing with construction permits, we ranked 4th out of seven; in registering of properties, Kwara ranked 6th out of seven; and in terms of enforcing contracts, Kwara ranked 7th out of the seven states/places,” AbdulRazaq said.

“This was the stark reality of our state — and it only confirmed our position that this state was practically run aground, notwithstanding the propaganda. We have decided to put these figures in perspective not necessarily to brood over the past but to challenge ourselves on the need to do things differently as we get set to rewrite the story of our state. Our officials are to note that this narrative must change going forward. Kwara must reclaim its glory!”, he said.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Kulende     Gbugbu International Market     Noah Yusuf     Isiaq Khadeejah     Sunday Otokiti     Kwara State Fire Service     Lateef Alagbonsi     Aminat Ahmed     Kola Shittu     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi     Arca Santa     Yakubu Gobir     2017 Budget     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Ekweremadu     Gbenga Olawepo     Malete     Mohammed Yisa     Kwara NIPR     Voices Of Tomorrow     Local Government     Olomu     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Abiodun Oyedepo     KWASEIC     Kwara Basketball Association     Segun Ogunsola     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Owo Arugbo     Belgore     Adekunle David Dunmade     Senate Presidency     Mutawali     Olabode George Towoju     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Hamza Usman     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Bayo Ajia     Amusa Bello     Police Commissioner     Emir Of Lafiagi     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Simeon Ajibola     Mohammed Abduraheem     Sherif Shagaya     Alabe     Ilorin International Airport     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Rebecca Olanrewaju     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Valsolar Consortium     Sa\'adu Salahu     Col. Adedipe     Bukola Saraki     John Olajide Adedipe     Yetunde Balogun     Yahya Mohammed     Tinubu Legacy Forum     John Kehinde Salako     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Jide Oyinloye     Hussein Oloyede     Cornelius Fawenu     Makama Of Kaiama     Abubakar Suleiman     Sarah Jubril     Offa     Shao     Ibrahim Abiodun     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Sarakite     IPSAS     Odo-Owa     Ariyo     Maimunat Oniyangi     Ita-Nmo Market     Arca Santa     Halidu Danbaba     Abdulhakeem Amao     Tunji Moronfoye     Azeez Bello     National Broadcasting Commission     Diagnostic Centre     Abatemi-Usman     Kola Ologbondiyan     Salami Adekunle     Yoonus Lawal     Aliyu U. Tilde     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Joseph Bamigboye     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Funmilayo Zubair     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Madawaki     Agbarere     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Saraki     Tope Daramola     Oro Grammar School     Ajayi Okasanmi     Abdulkareem Alabi     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Agbarigidoma     Adeola Abraham     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Isiaka Yusuf     Harmony Holdings     Wahab Abayawo     Mustapha Akanbi     Adanla-Irese     Alabi Lawal     Saheed Alakoso     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     RTEAN     Quran     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Okin High School     Kola Shittu     Shuaib Olarongbe     Ayobami Akanbi     Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa     UITH     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode     Bashiru Makama     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     Owo Arugbo     Gbugbu International Market     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Medview Airlines     Abdulazeez Uthman     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Ahman Pategi University     Ajidagba     Toyin Saraki     Islamic Development Bank     Waheed Ibrahim     Split Diamond Interchange     Aminu Adisa Logun     Oyin-Zubair     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Hassan Taiye Salam