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Oyo State Executive Council Press Briefing (Wednesday, 10th March 2010)
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 00:00


As part of efforts to enhance its investment drive for the socio-economic development of the state, the Oyo state government has reached an agreement with international entrepreneurs and financiers in areas such as supply of medical equipments for Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Independent Power Plants, commercial Farming, Fertilizer Plants and Okerete Trans-National border markets.

The state commissioner for commerce and cooperatives, Dr. Kola Balogun disclosed this today, while briefing the press at the end of the state executive council meeting on the outcome of the recent trade and investment delegation to the United Kingdom led by the State Governor, Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao Akala.

The Commissioner disclosed that the government has reached an agreement with a united kingdom investing firm, the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC), for the provision of another 20 cluster megawatts in addition to the previously existing 25 cluster megawatts agreement with another firm.

Dr. Balogun speaking on the introduction of commercial farming in Oyo state said that the state government is also considering the possibility of inviting the Zimbabwean commercial farmers to boost agricultural production in the state, while another foreign firm has indicated interest in the construction of a gas plant that will supply gas as an alternative source of energy from Sagamu in Ogun State to Ibadan the Oyo state capital.

Speaking on the Okerete Trans-National border market, the Commissioner said that the state government has sought permission from the federal government to invite would be business foreign partners with the technical know how in that field to speed up the project adding that an agreement has also been reached in the UK for the would be partner to come to Nigeria on the projects.

Also briefing the press, the state commissioner for establishment, training and poverty alleviation Alhaji Jeleel Agboola disclosed that the State Government has approved skills and vocational training for women in thirty -three (33) local government council areas of the state. He said that the decision of government to extend such training to women at the grassroots level followed the success of similar exercise in 6 geo-political zones of the state.

He explained further that women beneficiaries will subsequently be empowered with fund and working equipments by the state ministry of commerce in partnership with the Bank of Industry.

In his own briefing, the state commissioner for Lands, Housing and Survey, Alhaji Moshood Oyebamiji told journalists that the state government has approved the building of a modern registry for the ministry, adding that henceforth, records at the registry will be computerized.

Barrister A. B. Ojo
C.P.S. to the Governor

 
Oyo State Government Re-opens Oke-Ado Market
Friday, 12 March 2010 08:56

The Oke Ado Market in Ibadan which was closed down last week by the Oyo State Government has been reopened.

The State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources Alhaji Majekodunmi Aborode announced the reopening today having observed some level of compliance with environmental sanitation standards by the traders.

Addressing the traders during a sanitary inspection visit to the market, Alhaji Aborode said the market was reopened on the condition that the market men and women would sustain improved sanitary conditions.

He said market leaders would also have to sign an undertaking to this effect.

The Commissioner however said the state government may need to consider relocation of the Oke Ado market in the near future owing to the rapidly expanding nature of commercial activity.

The Commissioner described the level of compliance with sanitary conditions by the Oke Ado market traders during the one week closure as reasonable.  He then made the formal declaration to reopen the market.

The Iyaloja of Ibadanland, Chief (Mrs.) Labake Lawal who was also at the market today said new environmental sanitation strategies were being planned to ensure that the State Government will never again have reason to close down the market on the grounds of poor sanitation.

A prominent indigene of the area and stakeholder in the affairs of the Oke Ado market Alhaji Asimiyu Ado assured that the market leaders have been prevailed upon to compel general cleaning of the market every Thursday from 7.00a.m. to 9.00a.m.

Clearing of dirt and refuse from the market drainage systems and other sanitary efforts were still going on under the supervision of Government environmental health officers at the time of the Commissioner’s visit.

Barrister A. B. Ojo
C.P.S. to the Governor

 
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