The Delta Government has intensified efforts to attract local and foreign investors, unveiling sweeping business reforms aimed at stimulating economic growth, creating employment opportunities, and boosting sustainable private sector investments.
Gôvernor Sheriff Oborevwori made the appeal during a town hall meeting on Saturday in Asaba, organised with the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), urging investors to explore Delta’s expanding economic opportunities.
Represented by the State Commissioner for Finance, Sir Fidelis Tilije, said the administration had implemented comprehensive reforms designed to improve the ease of doing business across critical investment sectors statewide.
Tilije explained that reforms covered land administration, investment facilitation, public-private partnerships, revenue collection, security, and dispute resolution, providing investors with a transparent, efficient, and predictable operating business environment.
He disclosed that Certificates of Occupancy issued between January 2012 and December 2024 had been digitally indexed and archived, significantly improving efficiency, accessibility, transparency, and confidence in land administration.
The commissioner also revealed that government institutionalised the Framework for Responsible and Inclusive Land-Intensive Agricultural Investment while automating tax, levy, and revenue collections across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies statewide.
Tilije said Delta strengthened investor confidence through the Anti-Kidnapping Law and Small Claims Courts, ensuring commercial disputes are resolved within sixty days while enhancing security and protecting business interests.
He assured prospective investors that Delta remained peaceful, secure, and fully prepared for investments, stressing that ongoing reforms would continue creating an enabling environment for businesses to thrive sustainably.
PEBEC Director-General, Princess Zahra Audu, described Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises as critical drivers of economic growth, stressing the importance of reforms that strengthen sub-national business competitiveness nationwide.
Audu highlighted the State Action on Business Enabling Reforms programme, explaining that states receive funding based on measurable improvements in land administration, regulatory efficiency, and transparent tax administration practices.
The town hall attracted leading private sector stakeholders, including representatives of NACCIMA, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, and other prominent business organisations
