The Ogun State Government will not hesitate to collaborate with relevant stakeholders, particularly those in the private sector as it moves to attract investors and improve industrial presence in the State, Commissioner for Commerce and industries, Otunba Bimbo Ashiru has declared.
Otunba Ashiru made this declaration in Abeokuta while briefing newsmen shortly after a tripartite meeting held between the Ministry, Ogun State Property and Investment Corporation (OPIC) and Agbara Estate Limited on a Memorandum of Understanding on the provision of infrastructure.
His words “the purpose of this meeting was to bring the industrialists closer to the State Government and to agree on signing of Memorandum of Understanding on the provision of infrastructure in the area”.
Otunba Ashiru maintained that the State has the largest number of industries, adding that government would want to maintain this feat by providing adequate infrastructure and conducive environment for private investors to thrive.
He revealed that the State Government and Agbara Estate Limited have a good working relationship and that both are working as a team to put all necessary infrastructures in place within the estate to make it a world class industrial hub.
“Improving the Agbara estate would attract more investors to the axis to establish more industries and this would create employment opportunities for unemployed graduates” Otunba Ashiru noted.
On the issue of alleged multiple taxation, the Commissioner clarified that the State Government has introduced a uniformed tax payment system to prevent it, affirming that “multiple taxation would not be allowed in Ogun State, we know that the people are not happy with this and government is already taking necessary step in addressing the issue” .
In his contribution, Special Adviser to the Government who also doubles as the Managing Director OPIC, Mr. Jide Odusolu, said that the partnership was a welcome development aimed at ensuring improvements in the entire estate and creating a thorough fare to open up Agbara.
Also addressing the newsmen, chairman of Agbara Estate Limited, Mr. Kolapo Lawson restated the readiness of his firm to collaborate with other stakeholders “to further in breathe life to Agbara Industrial Estate” and generally move the State forward, noting that such cooperation would be of immense benefit to the people.
“We are law abiding residents and we must cooperate with the government, Agbara is an integrated industrial area and the MOU would solve any arising problem in the area” he stated.
Ogun State Government Press Release
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