By Shafa’atu Suleiman, Sokoto
The Sokoto State government has taken a significant step toward economic development by approving the 2025 World Bank Business Enabling Action Plan.
This move positions the state to participate in the World Bank’s $750 million program aimed at enhancing land administration, investment processes, and access to finance.
This announcement was made to the press following a meeting by the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Alhaji Bello Sambo Danchadi. He was accompanied by his colleagues: Prof. Jabir Sani Maihulla of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Prof. Attahiru Ahmed Sifawa of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and Alhaji Haruna Bashir of the Ministry of Commerce, Trade, and Industry.
The program seeks to improve land administration, streamline investment processes, enhance access to finance, and foster large-scale, sustainable investments.
Additionally, it aims to resolve commercial disputes more efficiently.
With the approval from the state executive council, Sokoto is now eligible to join the World Bank’s 2025 program.
Beyond the World Bank partnership, the Sokoto State Executive Council has also approved several other projects, which include the renovation and upgrading of nine Juma’at Mosques across the three senatorial districts of the state, with contracts awarded to various companies at a total cost exceeding N1.2 billion.
And the construction of pedestrian bridges along Airport Road and near Shehu Shagari College of Education, at a cost of N331.135 million, aimed at improving safety and reducing accidents in the area.