The Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has injected N1 billion to boost Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and the state's digital economy.
The governor made the disclosure on Monday during the commissioning of the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Centre in Gombe.
The commissioning of the centre, the first of its kind, was led by Vice President Kashim Shettima after he launched the Outsource To Nigeria Initiative (OTNI).
Governor Yahaya said his administration has made a significant commitment to bring the initiative to the state for the benefit of its youths and the overall development of the state.
He noted that the state government donated one of its skills acquisition centres for the BPO Centre with a capacity to employ 2,000 youths in the state.
As contained in a statement by Ismaila Uba Misilli, the governor's spokesperson, Yahaya added that the historic commissioning of the project heralded a transformative journey towards positioning the state as a premier destination for business process outsourcing in Nigeria.
He said: "Since coming to power in 2019, our administration has developed and implemented business-friendly reforms in order to create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive, thereby fostering a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation.
"This is evidenced in the emergence of Gombe State as number 1 on PEBEC ease of doing business ranking in 2021 and 2022, our recent ranking as number 1 in Nigeria on socioeconomic performance, as well as numerous other rankings that serve as recognition of our outstanding success in transforming the fortunes of our dear state."
He further explained that the BPO Centre was one of the numerous outcomes of the maiden Gombe Investment Summit held in October 2022.
He further stated: "As we celebrate the commissioning of the Gombe BPO centre, I would like to reflect on our broader vision for unlocking Gombe's human capital potential.
"From our investments in education and skills development, to support for youth empowerment and entrepreneurship, to the provision of affordable healthcare and social services.
"Through various transformative initiatives, we built over 1400 classrooms, employed over 1000 teachers, upgraded 5 secondary schools to mega-school standard, built integrated Almajiri centres in each senatorial district, and mopped up over 350,000 out-of-school children and enrolled into formal education.
"We also provided skills training for thousands of youths under the At-Risk-Children project, as well as billions of naira in grants to various MSMEs across the state."
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