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Ajimobi assures on SMEs development in Oyo

By on December 9, 2013

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State last Thursday said that his administration would continue to mobilise, motivate, energise, galvanise and empower micro, small and medium entrepreneurs in order to ensure the survival and sustenance of the state’s economy.

He stated this while declaring open a one-day workshop for micro, small and medium entrepreneurs in Oyo State at the House of Chiefs, Parliament Building, Secretariat, Ibadan.

The governor said that his government would not relent in laying solid foundation for the industrial development of the state through the continuation of provision of functional infrastructure such as roads, water supplies and rural development.

He also promised the establishment of Business Development Centres which he said would be well equipped to provide necessary information on industrial matters for MSMEs and other industrialists.

Governor Ajimobi said that more industrial estates would be established to provide easy access to industrial land that is free from encumbrances, while seed capital would equally be provided for SMEs through the appropriate government agencies.

In her remarks, the Chairperson, Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, Mrs. Wuraola Adejumo commended Governor Ajimobi for his vision towards ensuring the development of SMEs in the state.

“You are performing; even the blind can see what you are doing in Oyo State. We are proud of you for turning the socio-economic outlook of Oyo State,” she remarked.

The governor later inspected the stands of exhibitors of some locally-made goods.

 

 

[The Nation]