Members of the organised private sector have advised state governors to eliminate multiple taxations and introduce measures to further improve Ease of Doing Business in order to attract investors and promote economic growth.
The advice by the OPS followed the recent EoDB report released by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council which ranked Gombe State number one among the 36 states with an overall average score of 7.69 out of a maximum score of 10.
Officials of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry says the state governments should focus on eliminating multiple taxations, improving electricity supply, transportation, security and investment promotion, to ease doing business.
They also called for streamlining tax administration, introduction of legislation to provide a legal framework for doing business in their respective states.