Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has urged genuine investors to take advantage of the opportunities available at the Osun Free Trade Zone.
The governor made the call while hosting a delegation of multi-sectoral investors from China who paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Osogbo.
Governor Adeleke, in a statement by Olawale Rasheed, his spokesperson, informed the delegation that Osun is bridging infrastructural deficit to ease the business environment while the State’s Free Trade Zone has several openings for willing investors.
The governor noted that a number of investors had commenced activities at the Trade Zone and other industrial hubs across the State, commending the Chinese delegation for selecting Osun State as an investment destination.
He said, “We are fixing our roads, bridges, schools, utilities, health infrastructures among others. We know good infrastructure facilitates business and economic growth. Hence, we are reducing Osun infra deficit.
“We harmonise and automate our tax regime. This has reduced the pressure on Osun businesses. We implemented a 48 hours regime for acquisition of certificates of occupancy (CofO) under an automated regime. Our ease of doing business rating is very high.
“So you have come to the right place. Our Ministry of commerce and industry is run by a team with international exposure. You will be granted the best of support and facilitation services by our government“, the governor told the delegation.”
Yusuf Fadairo, who spoke on behalf of the management of Shanghai Fadewei International Trade Company Limited, said the Chinese team picked Osun State because of two reasons, namely their love for David Adeleke (Davido) and multiple reports of good governance delivered by the Osun State governor.
Fadairo stated that Davido is so popular in China than even Nigeria, a situation he said also facilitated interest of many Chinese in the Osun state governor.
According to him, reports about the performance of the governor across media platforms marked Osun out as a safe investment destination, assuring that the company is interested in securing up multiple factories at the Osun state free trade zone.
