Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has asked foreign businesses to stake their resources in the state’s Special Economic Processing Zone.
He described Ogun State as the destination of choice for businesses.
The appeal was made during a CNBC Africa programme organised by Afreximbank, in Egypt.
He said as a government, everything in place to host any business venture in the state.
The governor further said that the state has the required infrastructure, including accessibility, access to power, and a youthful and educated population to make it investor-friendly.
According to him:“We like to refer to ourselves as the Gateway State. We are the gateway to Nigeria’s prosperity. We are the industrial capital of Nigeria. By all accounts, we have well over 5,000 industries. We are the number one in non-oil revenue in Nigeria because we have large mineral deposits, particularly limestone.
“That explains why we have Lafarge, Dangote, and many other cement factories. The biggest cement factory in Nigeria is in Ogun State.
“Now, why are we here (Cairo)? We are here to attract more investors to our state, particularly as we pride ourselves as having the required infrastructure, be it road, rail, or air. We have a new airport, unarguably one of the best airports in Nigeria.
“Our airport is situated in our Special Economic Processing Zone. The zone is being supported by Afreximbank and being operated and constructed by a private sector player called Arise LLP.
“Today, we want people to know about the zone, to come and establish processing concerns and factories in that zone, referencing the 5,000 other industrial activities that exist in Ogun State,” he said.
