From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has urged investors from across the world to make judicious use of the natural resources in the state for their economic gains and overall development of the state.
The governor, who identified the economic potentials of the state, stressed the need for global investors to invest in the state as the state is endowed with many natural resources.
Adeleke in his speech at the closing ceremony of the maiden Osun State Industrial and Economic Summit organized by the state’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, charged investors across different sectors to partner with the state to boost the state’s economy and provide employment opportunities for the teeming youths in the state
Governor Adeleke maintained that his vision is to grow the economy of the state and make the state an industrial hub of the South West geopolitical zone with many industries being sited in the state
He enthused that the state would soon be the preferred destination of investors in the country going by the plans envisioned by his government.
Adeleke who said the state is blessed with natural resources useful for industries around the world also hinted that Osun had diverse economic opportunities, opining that the state would soon emerge as an economic giant.
Speaking, Ondo State Governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who was represented by his deputy, Dr Olayide Odunlami, expressed the readiness of the Ondo State government to partner with Osun State for the economic growth of the two states.
He said Ondo State is also blessed with various natural resources including bitumen, which if well taped, would benefit many industries around the world and turn around the economy of the entire South West region.
Earlier in his address, the Osun State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Rev Bunmi Jenyo, had said that the aim of the summit was in line with the vision of the Governor to make Osun State the industrial hub of the Southwest region in no distant time.
He said the current administration in the state is determined to turn the state around and improve the standard of living of the people of the state.
