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| Image: Jigawa Galaxy Compound, Dutse |
By Salisu K Ismail
Jigawa State Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar said his administration is committed toward bring back into use the Jigawa Galaxy Backbone as a way of providing more enabling environment for ease of doing business in the state.
The Governor made this known during the one day meeting organized by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) held Wednesday, in Dutse.
Jigawa Galaxy Backbone was established during the past governor of the state Alhaji Saminu Turaki with the sole aim of providing internet service in all the nooks and crannies of the state.
Badaru while responding to question from a participant during the meeting noted that, "we're now in the digital world as internet is inevitable in every successful business."
According to him, "Jigawa state government had entered into a partnership with Federal government on the Galaxy, it wasn't concluded during Saminu Turaki's time and then Federal government took it over and keep investing in it."
He continued that, the Galaxy, "When Sule Ladimo comes he didn't agreed, he needed it to be settled and it was still not concluded during his reign."
"So, when I came, I negotiated for a percentage in it, because I believed its a future and then we got 10 percent of it, and we have 10 percent share certificate," Badaru pointed out.
"We will want a team of your friends to advise us on how best we will take it back and put it into best use," The Governor requested the participant that questioned him on the Galaxy Backbone.
Also the Governor while commenting on the ease of doing business said that, peaceful nature of Jigawa state, good road networks, infrastructures in place and the improved electricity supply had led to the springing up of various rice milling industries and other manufacturing companies across the length and breath of the state.
Badaru who commended the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) also explained that, government has already designed another four major electricity plants to be established in Kazaure, Babura, Birnin kudu and Gwaram local government areas in the state.
Also speaking at the occasion, the Special Adviser to the President on Business Made Easy (BME), Dr Jumoke Ojuwale said the program is a collaboration between Federal government and the states for to provide Nigerians and investors with an easy ways of doing business in the country.
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