A recent report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shed light on the states in Nigeria that struggled to attract foreign investment between 2021 and 2023, hindering economic development and welfare initiatives within their borders.
According to the NBS findings, a total of 18 states across the country failed to effectively draw foreign investment during the specified period.
Among these states, Parallel Facts discovered that 11 were under the leadership of governors affiliated with the All Progressives Congress (APC), while the remaining 7 were governed by members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
The states listed in the report, along with their respective governors and political affiliations, include:
- Bauchi – Bala Mohammed (PDP)
- Bayelsa – Douye Diri (PDP)
- Benue – Samuel Ortom (PDP)
- Borno – Babagana Umara Zulum (APC)
- Cross River – Benedict Ayade (APC)
- Ebonyi – David Nweze Umahi (APC)
- Edo – Godwin Obaseki (PDP)
- Enugu – Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (PDP)
- Gombe – Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (APC)
- Imo – Hope Uzodinma (APC)
- Jigawa – Mohammed Badaru Abubakar (APC)
- Kaduna – Nasir El-Rufai (APC)
- Kebbi – Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (APC)
- Nasarawa – Abdullahi Audu Sule (APC)
- Sokoto – Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (PDP)
- Taraba – Darius Ishaku (PDP)
- Yobe – Mai Mala Buni (APC)
- Zamfara – Bello Matawalle (APC)
