Gombe State has emerged as the most attractive investment destination in the country thanks to its infrastructure development adequate security and ease-of-doing-business mechanisms among others.
The state received the award for the most investment-friendly state from the Nigeria-Central Europe Chamber of Commerce (NCECC) in Abuja on Saturday night at an event celebrating the Czech Republic’s National Day 2026 and honouring Dr Jamil Gwamna a member of NCECC’s Advisory Council.
Receiving the award on behalf of Governor Muhammad Yahaya an elated Deputy Governor of the state Manassah Jatau said the recognition affirmed the good work the Yahaya-led administration has done since assuming office.
The governor who reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to economic development in the state promised to continue providing the enabling investment climate needed for willing investors.
Noting that his state remains one of the most secure in the region thanks to the government’s attention to security the governor urged people to visit the state for a first-hand experience of the conducive business environment and the many available investment opportunities.
He said the state was ready to expand the land it reserved for an industrial park to 26000 hectares to accommodate more investors.
The Chairman of the Advisory Council of the NCECC and former Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara said the award underscores the importance of states creating an enabling environment for investment enterprise and economic development.
Represented by a former Commissioner in Plateau State Dr David Wuyep Dogara said the theme of the dinner ‘Opportunities and possibilities’ applies to the vision and mission of the NCECC which speaks to the enormous potential that exists in merging Nigeria’s abundant resources entrepreneurial capacity and emerging opportunities with the technology investment capital expertise and industrial capabilities possessed by the Czech Republic.
He said the NCECC intends to go beyond facilitating the introduction and signing of expressions of interest.
‘We are going to work assiduously to translate these engagements into concrete investments technology transfer skills development employment opportunities and sustainable economic values for both Nigeria and the Central European market’ Dogara said.
Gwamna the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Gombe State said his government will focus on youth development and women’s employment if he wins the election.
While commending the NCECC for holding a dinner in his honour Gwamina said ‘My own proposition is that I am going to focus on job creation especially for the youths and the women.’
He said the youths and women in his state are very productive adding that his plan is to make them more productive.
The APC candidate was optimistic that his state would benefit from the Czech Republic’s expertise because of the many investment opportunities in the state as well as the availability of infrastructure security among others.
The Czech Republic’s Ambassador to Nigeria Tomas Vyprachticky assured that his country would continue to sustain its friendship with Nigeria because both nations stand to benefit from each other.
He identified sectors where Nigeria could easily benefit from the relationship including security health agriculture and energy.