Business entrepreneurs within Plateau State, Nigeria and the world at large, including Pakistan, Egypt, India and other west African countries have thronged Jos, the Plateau State capital, for the 2016 Trade Fair.
At the opening of the Trade Fair on Thursday, the Plateau State Government urged participating communities, individuals and other business entrepreneurs to use the opportunity provided by the fair to invest in the state.

The State said the successfully hosting of the fair is an indication that peace has finally returned to the state.
The Plateau State Deputy Governor, Prof. Gwanle Tyoden, who spoke on behalf of the state government, assured the over 700 expectant exhibitors that government on its part will continue to do its best in providing conducive atmosphere for those willing to invest in the state to carry out their activities without any form of intimidation.

According to Tyoden, the theme of the 2016 Trade Fair: “Promoting entrepreneur through medium and small enterprise for economic development,” succingtly captures government’s policy drive towards industrialisation and entrepreneurship.
He said: “We can repeatedly reiterate our areas of comparative advantages as a state resident in agriculture, tourism and solid mineral developments.

“We are opening up the economic space and exploiting all avenues to ensure we stimulate industrial revolution in three sectors.
“I therefore salute the presence of all the exhibitors and I dare to say your presence will open our business environment positively to he global community.

“For the benefit of doubt, our state has incentives for tax investment promotion, tax reduction, tax holidays, counterpart start ups, ease of the securement of title, provision s of critical physical infrastructure, security and other investments and economic activities in the state.”

Tyoden commended the Plateau State Chambers of Commerce, Mines and Agriculture as the driver of the organized private sector for collaborating with relevant investment promotion agencies within and outside the country to ensure that the attention of government is drawn to relevant policy formulation and adjustments it needs to make to promote investments and economic activities in the state.