Ganduje Launches KAN-Invest Compendium Of Achievements

Kano State Governor Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje says the creation of the Kano Investment Promotion Agency and Diaspora ( KAN-Invest) was to facilitate investment promotion and provide investor services aimed at facilitating investment and also for fast-tracking the ease of doing business for both local and foreign investors.

Represented by his deputy, Dr Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, he said this at the launching of the KAN-Invest Director General's compendium of achievements at the Coronation Hall, Government House Kano.

He pointed out that the publication of the compendium represents a remarkable achievement by the KAN-Invest and is also a testament to the dedication of the management of the organisation.

"The publication of this compendium and other documentaries by KAN-Invest is a milestone because these books will serve as the veritable tools for successive managements to drive the goal of the KAN-Invest agency to make Kano a prime investment destination".

"I wish to also commend the Director General of the KAN-Invest for organising the forum, the event is indeed an occasion to commemorate the publication of a variety of documentation that is well articulated with hard work and commitment Ganduje explained," he added in a statement by the Gawuna's Chief Press Secretary Hassan Musa Fagge.

Speaking the National Coordinator of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Gloria Akobundu noted that the compendium would serve as a guide for rapid development and investment opportunities to Kano and Nigeria.

While delivering her remarks the Director General of KAN-Invest, Hama Ali Aware expressed appreciation to Kano State Government for its support to the agency.

"With support from the staff we achieved some modest gains through pursuing investment promotion programmes this gathering is a commemoration of our ordinary accomplishments," she said.