Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu has inaugurated the state’s economic advisory council to develop economic road map for the state.
While inaugurating the committee, the governor lamented over lack of economic data and poor tax collection in the state.
He said his administration has been servicing debts inherited from the immediate past government, urging the council to proffer workable solutions for these challenges.
The governor tasked the committee to use its diverse experience in finance, commerce and industry for the development of the state in line with his administration’s strategic agenda.
In his remarks, chairman of the committee, Alhaji Bello Maccido, assured the governor of commitment to bring up strategies that will put the state on a solid path to economic prosperity.
He assured that the committee will advise various sectors in the state to focus on innovative financial solutions that will help the state in broadening its sources of financing.