Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, Friday visited the Nigerian pavilion at the EXPO 2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Expo 2020 is a world exhibition of industrial goods and services, currently ongoing in Dubai.
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It will be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari had in December 2021 led a Nigerian delegation to Dubai to attend Nigeria Day and also participated in a trade and investment forum where he stressed the need to reinforce partnerships to limit the catastrophic consequences of the global surge in cases of COVID-19.
A statement issued yesterday by the Director-General, Press Affairs, Gombe Government House, Ismaila Uba Misili, said there were over 20 different minerals and agricultural produce from Gombe State on display at the Nigerian Pavilion in Dubai.
He said Yahaya during the visit interacted with Nigerian officials and as well met with some prospective investors to woo them to invest in the state’s potential especially in agriprenuership, agro-allied processing and marketing.