Olee atụmatụ doro anya ị nwere maka uto akụ na ụba Taraba, mmabatawa ndị na-eto eto, na mgbanwe na nhazi agụmakwụkwọ?
Banyere ịgbanwe Taraba na iwulite ohere akụ na ụba n'ebe ahụ, m depụtara atụmatụ n'oge Taraba State Investment Forum nke e mere na Jalingo. Achọrọ m ka Taraba na-adọta ma ndị na-eweba ego n'ime obodo ma ndị mba ofesi, ma m kpọkuo gọọmentị ka o mejupụta usoro ga-edozi ihe egwu metụtara itinye ego na iwepụ ihe mgbochi ndị dị n'ịndebanye aha azụmahịa. Itinye ego nke ndị obodo ji aka ha, mmụta nka na mbufe teknụzụ nwere ike ịba uru n'ọrụ ma mee ka azụmahịa ime obodo na-asọ mpi nke ọma karị. Site n'inwe ihe ndị ọzọ, Taraba nwere ike ịkwalite akụrụngwa mmekọrịta na akụ na ụba ya, tinye ego n'agụmakwụkwọ na nlekọta ahụike iji wulite ikike ndị bi n'ala ahụ, ma kwado ndị ogbenye na ndị dị mba mba nke ọma karị site na ịnye ha ike, inye ha ohere ịnweta ọrụ bụ isi, na ikesa akụrụngwa n'ụzọ ziri ezi iji belata ịda ogbenye.
Ekpebikwara m na Taraba aghaghị iwulite ezigbo usoro mmeri, ndị gụnyere ụtụ isi na ihe ndị na-abụghị ụtụ isi, amụma na-akwado itinye ego, na iwu ndị e dezigharịrị ka ọ dị mfe, ndị a na-emezu n'oge, n'ihi na ọ bụ nke ahụ na-adọta ndị na-eweba ego. Ekwenyekwara m na Taraba kwesiri ịgbasawanye Mmụta na Ọzụzụ Nka na Ọrụ Aka, na-azụlite ndị ọrụ, ndị ǹka, ndị ọka aka, na ndị isi ọka aka maka ahịa, ụlọ ọrụ nnabata, na ọrụ ugbo. Ọ bụ ndị ọrụ nwere nka na gụrụ akwụkwọ na-akpali mmepe ọhụrụ, ịmalite azụmahịa, na uto. Ọ dịghị nke a ga-arụ ọrụ ma ọ bụrụ na obodo onwe ya adịghị: akpọkuola m ka a na-eme mkparịta ụka na-adịgide adịgide na obodo tupu na mgbe ndị na-eweba ego batara n'ebe ọ bụla, n'ihi na mkpebi ndị e mere na-enweghị ezigbo nkwurịta okwu na-adakarị emebi.
Banyere mmelite a pụrụ ịtụ atụ maka ndị na-eto eto, ụmụ nwanyị, na ndị otu ndị na-enweghị ohere nha anya, ekwuputara m na m ga-ewebata ebumnuche mgbakwunye a pụrụ ịtụ atụ maka ụmụ nwanyị, ndị na-eto eto, na ndị nwere nkwarụ na ntinye aka ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị n'ókè gọọmentị etiti, steeti na ngalaba obodo. Nke a na-aga ya na nkenye ego nke buzọ na-akwado mmemme mgbakwunye, mmepe ndu ndu ndị ndu, na iwulite ikike maka otu ndị a. Aga m arụ ọrụ iji wusie usoro iwu na usoro ọrụ ike ndị ga-ewepụ ihe mgbochi na-egbochi ntinye aka ha na ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị, ma wuo ụzọ ga-eduba n'ọrụ a họpụtara site na nzuzo, na ọzụzụ, ndu, na ịnweta akụrụngwa.
Banyere agụmakwụkwọ, bụ nke na-akwado ohere maka ndị na-eto eto na Taraba dịka ọ dị n'ebe ọ bụla ọzọ, ihe m na-elekwasị anya bụ àgwà ọzụzụ nkuzi, mmekọrịta ihe ọmụmụ na ihe dị mkpa, na mmetụta mmụta. Nke ahụ pụtara na a ga-ewe, zụọ, kwụọ ndị nkuzi ụgwọ kwesiri ekwesi, webata ọzụzụ nkuzi na-aga n'ihu na nyocha arụmọrụ, melite usoro ihe ọmụmụ ka ọ gụnye nka dijitalụ na echiche nyocha, nye ihe ndị a ga-eji mụọ ihe na ngwa dijitalụ, na-enyocha mmetụta mmụta site n'ule a haziri aha. Ebukwa m n'obi iwugharị National Youth Service Corps ka ọ gosipụta mkpa mba a nwere ugbu a ma mee ka ohere ndị na-eto eto nwere baa ụba.
A sụgharịrị azịza ndị dị na peeji a site na Bekee site na igwe, ọ bụkwa na onye nsụgharị elelebeghị ha.
Ebe nke a si abịa
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Unlocking the Potentials of “Nature’s Gift to the Nation” through External and Domestic Investments.
Being an Address Delivered by His Excellency, Atiku Abubakar, Vice President of Nigeria 1999-2007 at the Taraba State Investment Forum Jalingo on 21st May 2025
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It is a privilege to participate in such a forum that seeks to explore opportunities and forge partnerships to drive the growth and development of your dear State, Taraba, ‘the Nature’s Gift to the Nation’.
I particularly want to thank Your Excellency the Governor and to commend you for your foresight in initiating this pivotal event. Your efforts towards promoting economic growth, prosperity, and improved living standards are clearly evident.
This initiative to gather investors, both domestic and international, along with development partners under one roof aligns with your vision "to build a prosperous, united, and secure Taraba State, that serves as a model for growth, economic diversification, and sustainable development in Nigeria."
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Indeed, if Taraba, aspires to realise its potential and grow its economy sustainably, it must endeavour to leverage private sector resources including finance, skills and technology. No Nigerian State has the necessary fiscal and financial space to independently drive growth and achieve sustainable development. Building strategic partnerships between the State, private investors, local businesses and communities is critical in addressing resources gaps and unlocking the potential of the State to facilitate investments.
As a private businessman, I recognize that investments, foreign and domestic, drive economic growth and development. Here are a few key benefits:
First, private investments will help bridge the resource gaps through additional external resource flows and increased internally generated revenues.
Second, private investments will assist the State in leveraging and maximizing the economic potential of its agricultural, industrial, and solid minerals sectors. This initiative aims to establish a foundation for a diversified economy and ensure inclusive growth.
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Third, through skills and technology transfers, private investments can lead to higher productivity and improved competitiveness of local enterprises.
Fourth, with additional resource flows, Taraba will be able to upgrade its social and economic infrastructure to support economic growth and human capital development.
Fifth, investments in education and healthcare services will help develop the capacities and competencies of the State's human resources.
Sixth, with additional resources, Taraba will better support the poor and vulnerable by empowering them, improving their access to basic services, and ensuring equitable distribution of resources to minimize poverty incidence.
The Taraba economy holds significant investment potential which can be optimised to reap these benefits with the provision of secure and stable investment climate. The government is urged to implement measures that will address investment risks and implement interventions that eliminate bottlenecks in business registration processes.
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There are eight essential guidelines that should direct the government's efforts in attracting investments. These are outlined as follows.
http://1.An investment generation strategy that is well designed with clear goals, objectives and strategies. Taraba must identify priority sectors and programs that will serve as catalysts for its development, ranging from agriculture, infrastructure to education, health and renewable energy. Clear investment priorities will make it easier for investors to understand the State’s investment landscape.
2.Clear, coherent, and consistent policy measures. Policy flip-flops have hindered Nigeria’s development for decades. Policy uncertainty and inconsistency deter investment by sending mixed signals to prospective investors, reducing their willingness to take risks.
3.Peace, Security and Stability in host communities are critical determinants of investment flows. Investment capital is a coward bird and tends to avoid regions that are prone to conflicts and instability. It is crucial to remain committed to maintaining peace within the state. Increased civic engagement to promote understanding and tolerance will contribute to social harmony and reduce conflict.
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4.Efficient Institutions will make all the difference. MDAs must develop the technical capacity to perform their functions efficiently. Excessive rigidity and burdensome administrative requirements delay decision making and deter investors. The Investment Promotion Agency should operate a one-stop-shop to simplify complex administrative processes, reducing barriers to investment. By streamlining these steps, the one-stop-shop will lower corruption risks and transaction costs for investors.
5.Improved supply and quality of infrastructure as it is the backbone of sustainable development. Inadequate infrastructure has been identified as the most problematic factor for doing business in Nigeria. Prioritization and implementation of critical and strategic infrastructure projects will improve the business environment, reduce transportation costs, increase access to markets and connect communities. The development of quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure including water facilities, roads, power etc will, not only create an enabling environment for industries BUT also make Taraba more conducive for habitation.
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http://6.An enduring incentive regime: Taraba should not only spell out an appropriate incentive structure to motivate investors but must also ensure that these incentives are delivered timely. Tax and non-tax incentives, including investment-friendly policies, and streamlined regulatory frameworks have played a crucial role in attracting foreign and domestic direct investments in many regions around the world.
7.A reservoir of semi-skilled and skilled workers will help. Taraba should endeavor to increase investments in and prioritize Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) expansion for the training of low-level workforce, such as operatives, artisans, craftsmen and master craftsmen for commerce, industry, agriculture, and ancillary services. A skilled and educated workforce is essential for driving innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth.
8.Hold regular consultations with communities before and after investors move to site. Many of us have witnessed how worthy economic and investment decisions are often formulated without sufficient diagnostic assessment and consultation with relevant stakeholders and have had to be abandoned midway.
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Nigeria cannot continue asking competent young people to wait outside the room while their future is being decided inside it.
MY COVENANT WITH YOU
Our partnership must also mean something practical in the lives of young Nigerians.
It begins with jobs and enterprise. Nigeria has millions of young people with ideas, energy and ambition, but too many cannot access the capital required to turn those ideas into businesses.
We will expand transparent access to finance for young entrepreneurs, artisans, farmers, technology founders and people working in the creative economy. Your surname, political connection or ability to find a godfather should not determine whether a good idea receives an opportunity to succeed.
Education must also change. We cannot continue educating young Nigerians for an economy that no longer exists. Our schools must place greater emphasis on science, technology, vocational education, agriculture, digital skills, critical thinking and entrepreneurship. And no brilliant Nigerian child should be denied tertiary education simply because his or her parents are poor.
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That is how political change happens too.
Every young Nigerian who decides that hopelessness is no longer acceptable adds another stream. Every young person who registers, organises and decides to lead adds strength to the current.
One person may be ignored, but millions cannot be ignored. One voice may be silenced, but a generation determined to shape its future cannot be wished away.
So when you return to your states, local governments, wards, campuses and communities, do not allow the energy of this summit to end in this hall.
Take it with you. Organise it. Multiply it. Turn it into participation, ideas, candidates and votes.
Let the river rise.
Let it rise across every ward, every community and every state until it becomes a democratic current strong enough to carry Nigeria towards the future its young people deserve.
For too long, you have been called the leaders of tomorrow.
I say again:
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7. Promote responsible resource control with national balance. States will have greater control over natural resources within their territories, while contributing fairly to the federation through taxes and royalties. This will drive local development while preserving national cohesion.
Details:
● Amend relevant laws, including the Petroleum Act, Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act, Land Use Act, and Petroleum Profit Tax Act, to enable states to manage and benefit more directly from their natural resources ● Require states to remit agreed taxes or royalties to the federal government to maintain national balance and shared responsibility ● Encourage states to develop resource-based industries, including processing and value addition, rather than relying solely on extraction ● Establish clear regulatory frameworks to ensure environmental protection, transparency, and accountability in resource management 8. Promote the inclusion of women, youths, and persons with disabilities in governance. We will ensure that vulnerable and underrepresented groups are meaningfully included in political appointments, decision-making processes, and elective offices, with clear policies and institutional support to make inclusion a reality, not just a promise.
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Details:
● Introduce measurable inclusion targets for women, youths, and persons with disabilities in political appointments at federal, state, and local levels ● Provide budgetary allocations to support inclusion programmes, leadership development, and capacity building for underrepresented groups ● Strengthen legal and institutional frameworks that remove barriers to political participation for women, youths, and persons with disabilities ● Support pathways for greater participation in elective offices through training, mentorship, and access to resources
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● Within the first 100 days, declare a national emergency on out-of-school children and convene a National Education Summit to develop and implement a clear action plan ● Partner with states and local governments to identify and return out-of-school children to classrooms through targeted outreach ● Declare a state of emergency in technical and vocational education, expanding skills training centres and aligning them with industry needs ● Provide student loans and financing support to enable young Nigerians to access technical and vocational education. ● Integrate vocational training into secondary education to create multiple pathways for learning and employment
2. Reform UBEC for accountability and results We will restructure the Universal Basic Education system to ensure funds are efficiently used, transparently managed, and tied to measurable outcomes. Details:
● Reform the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to focus on students, not fund administration. ● Simplify access to UBEC funds for states while enforcing strict accountability and reporting standards ● Digitize UBEC processes to track fund disbursement, school performance, and project implementation in real time
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● Create feedback systems that allow communities to report challenges and hold authorities accountable
4. Improve quality of teaching and learning Ensure that children are not just in school, but are learning. Specifics: We will focus on teacher quality, curriculum relevance, and learning outcomes. Examples:
● Recruit, train, and properly compensate teachers to improve motivation and performance ● Introduce continuous teacher training and performance evaluation systems ● Update curricula to include digital skills, critical thinking, and practical knowledge ● Provide learning materials and digital tools to improve classroom experience ● Monitor learning outcomes through standardized assessments
5. Reform the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, for relevance and impact We will reposition the NYSC to reflect current national needs, expand opportunities for young people, and strengthen its contribution to national development.
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I can tell you is that I've committed to introducing measurable inclusion targets for women in political appointments at federal, state, and local levels, backed by budgetary support for leadership development and capacity building. I've also said plainly that women must be encouraged and empowered to participate fully in governance, not stifled.
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On jobs, skills and enterprise, I see millions of young Nigerians with ideas, energy and ambition, but too many cannot access the capital to turn those ideas into businesses. I am committed to expanding transparent access to finance for young entrepreneurs, artisans, farmers, technology founders and people in the creative economy, so that your surname, political connection or ability to find a godfather does not determine whether your idea gets a chance to succeed. This includes a major financing programme for start-ups and entrepreneurs. Our objective is to move young Nigerians from dependence to enterprise, from unemployment to productivity, and from palliatives to prosperity.
On education, I want to change how we prepare young Nigerians for work. Our schools must place greater emphasis on science, technology, vocational education, agriculture, digital skills, critical thinking and entrepreneurship. No brilliant Nigerian child should be denied university, polytechnic or college education simply because his or her parents are poor. I see young Nigerians as the greatest national asset Nigeria has ever produced, innovators, farmers, engineers, doctors, teachers, entrepreneurs and artisans, and I believe no President can rebuild Nigeria without their active participation.