Reports from Kebbi State indicates that the State Government has said that it had concluded arrangements with
Jaiz Bank to start exporting 2, 000 goats daily to Saudi Arabia as part
of measures to boost its Internal Generated Revenue (IGR).
The commissioner
for Budget and Economy Planning, Alhaji Jailani Muhammad Yauri,
confirmed this arrangement at the weekend while speaking with
journalists.
The Commissioner also disclosed that the state was
planning border trades with Niger and Benin Republic as well as
collaborate with Sokoto, Zamfara states to utilise economy comparative
advantage on agriculture common among them instead of relying on
statutory allocations.
According to Yauri, ” We had discussed
with Jaiz Bank and we told them we can be supply Saudi Arabia goats
because they are slaughter 2,000 goats everyday in Saudi Arabia. I am
sure many of our people would take on to this comparative advantage we
have by the time we start.
“We are also planning borders trade with Niger and Benin Republics. If we can legalised it,it would boost our IGR too.”
Yauri,
who lamented over lack of long-term economy planning in Kebbi, Sokoto
and Zamfara states, noted that they could not compete with Kaduna and
Kano states which are hubs of entrepreneurs.
“Three of us,
Commissioners of Economy in Kebbi ,Sokoto and Zamfara states have agreed
to come together, brainstorm and design long-term economic plans for
ourselves. We have common potential which is agriculture. Kebbi is
producing rice; let us utilise comparative advantage of agriculture we
have and attract investors.”
Speaking on budget implementation in
the state, Yauri disclosed that the present administration failed to
meet up in 2016 because there was not enough funds to finance the budget
stressed that his Ministry also lack Professionals to champion the
course.
“It is very sad that in this part of this country of
Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, we don’t have functional economy plans. Most
often, we depend on twelves months physical planning. If the developed
countries stopped buy fuel from us,what would happen to our economy?
“We
have to domestic our economy. For instance, 20 litres of groundnut oil
cost than 20 litres of petroleum. So, if we confined ourselves to
agriculture, we can have a sustainable economy”.