My Administration Committed To Making Osun Become Agribusiness Hub, Industrial Society-Gov Adeleke

 Governor Ademola Adeleke has  submitted  that  his administration is committed to ensuring the transition of Osun State to an industrial society citing  the ongoing multi-sectoral infra upgrade and real sector policy frameworks currently being put in place.

A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com  by the governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed noted that he said this while interacting with captains of industry and leading Nigerian businessmen during  the  event held to mark the 60th birthday of Mrs. Toyin Saraki  in France on Saturday.

The birthday celebrant is the  wife of  former Senate President,  Dr Abubakar  Bukola Saraki.

Noting  that his administration inherited huge infra deficit from his immediate predecessor, which was a strong disincentive to business and investors, both local and foreign, the governor said his administration had therefore, decided to massively address the yawning gap to improve the economic fortunes of the state.

Gov Adeleke also noted that his administration is focused on infrastructure upgrade as a strategy to ease the business environment and attract businesses to the state .

On the real sectors of the economy, the governor said he plans  to expand  the economy of Osun state through  the new attention  that digital economy has enjoyed while disclosing that the state now has a world class ICT policy and a tech innovation policy that are set for implementation.

‘For the power sector, we now have a state electricity bill to create an electricity regulatory body, to regulate power generation and distribution. Like I have submitted , the state will take a leading role in power generation and distribution to back up our plan to become an agro-industrial economy’ he said

Gov Adeleke added that ‘for the agricultural sector, we have launched our agric revolution with tractor and input distributions. Value addition through agro processing is a focus. We look towards an export- oriented agricultural economy. We will soon commence the state agropreneurs initiative across all the local governments.

For the sport sector, we are ready to unveil our landmark initiative, the creation of the Osun State Sport Commission to develop various games in the state. My deputy ,who supervises the sport sector, is doing so well and has taken all necessary steps to ensure that the sport sector grows and that the state participates in the upcoming sport games’.

‘I also have good news for the creative industry sub-sector. Culture, tourism and entertainment are critical components of the creative industry. My government is implementing a robust actualization plan. That sector has huge potential to employ thousands and to generate billions of naira. We are tapping into those opportunities.

Our administration is also working on a Diaspora housing project in each local government under a public private partnership arrangement. We are looking at affordable and sustainable housing projects for our people’ the governor added.

Soliciting support ahead of the state’s industrial investment summit  which will begin in Osogbo this week, Governor Adeleke  told the dignitaries,  that Osun state is ready to become agribusiness hub in Southwest.

‘We invite you all to the Osun industrial investment summit. As the most peaceful state in Nigeria, we are ready to be the hub of agro-industrialization in Southern Nigeria’ he said.

He also talked about  how his administration is constructing several kilometers of rural roads to achieve rural trade connectivity, the construction of inter – city roads to ease rural-urban linkage and the construction of dualised roads and flyovers bridges to ease congestion at major towns centers.

Gov Adeleke added that  the massive infra projects are also designed to deepen local and grassroots economy through the implementation of the state’s local content policy, noting that ‘we source materials and personnel locally to stop capital flight as was the case in the past’.

‘We are using local contractors; we are sourcing materials locally. By doing so, Osun money is staying in Osun. We are equally boosting the local economy’ he added.

Describing Osun as an investment- friendly state, the governor said the state government has also concluded plans to build an international airport with cargo terminal and a free trade zone while assuring  that full details will soon be unveiled by the airport committee after due approval from the State Executive Council.

‘We are doing so much in the social sectors like education and health. We are also empowering small businesses through loans and trade support. Our market team has introduced several measures to check price manipulations across the markets while we are currently distributing palliatives to our people’ he said-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you