Federal government has reiterated its commitment to create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive in Nigeria.
This is as state reform champions gathered in Abuja for a three day Technical Deep – Dive session to discuss the methodology for the subnational report on the ease of doing business.
The different state actors were being engaged to share experiences on how they have enabled varying reforms and activities for businesses in their various states.
Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, the Special Adviser to the President on Ease of Doing Business, Dr Jumoke Oduwole noted that collaboration and coordination among the three tiers of government is key to achieving the desired results.
“Each state has a reform champion and in this technical deep dive, the reform champion from all the states are partnering with their colleagues at the federal level to talk about how we can improve the business climate in Nigeria.
“No business is domiciled at the federal government, every business has their head office in one of the states or the FCT, so with this collaboration, we are making sure that all the issues that MSMEs have told the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) over the last almost six years are replicated accross the state government.
“It’s a continuous journey and we will continue to work until we get result” She stressed.
The Special Adviser noted that PEBEC has engaged with 55 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) at the federal level as well as implemented over 160 reforms.
She also said each state in Nigeria has an Ease of Doing Business Council that is chaired by the Governor, Deputy Governor or Secretary to the Government of the head of service.
Dr Jumoke however urged states in the country to make their environment vibrant so that people can easily establish their businesses in the country.
She said “all these businesses really want to be here, even the ones that are going to neighboring countries, they are all targeted to get their goods into Nigeria. What we want, is to make it easier for them to establish in Nigeria, to get land so that we can keep the jobs”.
