By Queen Kunde
With just 4 days to go, Taraba State is on the brink of a major economic breakthrough as Governor Agbu Kefas formally launched TARAVEST 2025 at a diplomatic briefing in Abuja. Billed for May 21, 2025, the inaugural Taraba International Investment Summit promises to shift the state’s fortunes from lofty promises to tangible progress.
Speaking before an audience of diplomats, business magnates, and development partners at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Governor Kefas declared Taraba “open for business,” highlighting a four?pronged strategy built on peace and security, agricultural expansion, renewable energy, and a digital?tourism economy.
“After two years without a single major security incident,” Kefas noted, “Taraba is now a magnet for global capital.” He unveiled a suite of investor incentives tax holidays, duty waivers, and fast?track approvals all designed to accelerate projects in farming, hydropower, mining, and industry.
Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, chair of the summit planning committee, praised the state’s “investment?grade” policies and vowed that TARAVEST would mark the beginning of a sustained economic revival.
From the federal level, Mr. Anderson Madubike of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs pledged Abuja’s full backing, aligning the summit with President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Over 200 international delegates are expected to attend keynote panels and one?on?one B2B sessions heralding what organizers call “the ignition point for Taraba’s renaissance.”
“Taraba is no longer a sleeping giant,” Governor Kefas concluded. “We’re awake, we’re open, and the countdown is on.”
Key Facts
- Event: Taraba International Investment Summit (TARAVEST 2025)
- Date: May 21, 2025 (4 days away)
- Theme: Unlocking Taraba’s Investment Potentials – Advancing Agriculture, Energy, Mining and Industrialization for Sustainable Growth
- Pillars: Peace & Security | Agriculture | Renewable Energy | Digital Economy & Tourism
- Incentives: Tax holidays, Duty waivers, Streamlined approvals
Discussion about this post