Adeleke To Revive Moribund Industries, Partners FG

 

THE Governor of the State of Osun, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has disclosed that his administration is partnering with the Federal Government to establish Special Economic Zone in the State.

Adeleke disclosed this at the graduation of 1,200 Osun residents who participated in the Skills Upgrade and Entrepreneurship Development organised by the State Government through the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Cooperatives and Empowerment in conjunction with the Bank of Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN).

Adeleke who was represented by his deputy, Prince Kola Adewusi, said the State Government is working assiduously in making sure Osun is rightly positioned economically, stating that all moribund industries in the state will be revived.

Adeleke opined that if the state must move forward, the economic base must be strong and working.

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He, however, maintained that the economy of the state must be rescued from overdependence on federal allocation, noting that, that can only be achieved through diversification.

The Governor declared that his administration was working on how to revamp and revive some moribund industries in the state, saying that will make unemployed youths in the state to be gainfully employed and in return boost the economy of the state.

He said: “Government is working on several other programmes through which people would be meaningfully and profitably engaged such as revival of moribund industries in the State; establishment of Special Agro Processing Centre at Erin-Osun, establishment of Osun Special Economic Zone at Egbedi through facilitation by the Federal Government of Nigeria”.