AREGBESOLA COMMISSIONS 50m DOLLAR TECHNOLOGY FACTORY IN OSUN Governor of the state of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola says technology is an escape route out of poverty in the continent as he commissions fifty million dollar technology factory in Ilesa. Named Adulawo Technology city, the ICT factory ,which would create ten thousand jobs ,has the capacity to produce five thousand mobile phones in addition to two thousand five hundred computer sets on a daily basis. The RLG- Adulawo Technology City, which can also produce LED television sets and other devices,promises to be one of the most productive assets in the state of Osun, creating employment and revolutionizing the industry through assemblage of electronic communication devices. In his address at the commissioning ceremony, Ogbeni Aregbsola said the project ,which is in partnership with the state government ,is a result of the innovation of the present administration to boost the economy of the state through technology. He said the investment of the state in the project is the training of twenty thousand youths which have been done in batches of five thousand on ICT and the procurement of the land on which the factory is built as well as the provision of a transformer for the factory. Ogbeni Aregbesola ,who said that ICT is no longer a venture for the future but a thing of the present ,stated that the world has been changed from what it used to be as result of technology while urging the people to take advantage of the factory. In an address, the Chairman RLG and Agams Group, Mr Roland Agambire said the intention of the company is to sow a seed so that the people of Nigeria will know that the company has come to stay and not just to make money and live, noting that RLG has a dream that will take Africa out of poverty because the facility is a sure way to creating jobs. Mr Agambire stated that the company will always be ready to partner the state for progress saying that the company has the ability of increasing the GDP of the state at a very high rate while stressing that the youths of the country have always been yearning for job creation. Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Adekunle Aromolaran expressed delight at the emergence of the factory in the state while thanking God for choosing a man like Aregbesola as the Governor of the state. The royal father ,who sighted technology apart from education as the major solution to the series of problems facing the continent of Africa as whole ,appealed to those in charge of the company to ensure the sustenance and continuity of the project so that it will achieve the desired result. Also speaking, the duo of Prince Ade Adefioye and Mr Bambo Bashorun who are the Oyestech Chairman and Oyestech Director respectively stated that the aim of the company is to challenge Nigerians saying that the aim of the government is to make the state better than Lagos in terms of job opportunities, economy and others. They stressed that through the commissioning of the factory, the present administration has fulfilled its campaign promise of banishing hunger, poverty and unemployment while emphasising that the Adulawo Technology city is one out of several companies that will come to the state. Earlier in a welcome address, the Country Director, RLG Nigeria, Mr Tosin Ilesanmi appreciated the cooperation and support of Ogbeni Aregbesola and the people of the state in making the factory a reality noting that the company will go a long way in easing the unemployment problems of the state and the country at large. Highlight of the event include the official commissioning of the factory by the Governor and a facility tour of the factory by top dignitaries that were present. The programme brought together people in politicians from within and outside the state, the private and public sector, market women among whom are the Ekiti state Governor, DrvKayode Fayemi, the APC Governorship candidate in the last Ondo state election, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu SAN, the state Deputy Governor, Mrs Grace Titilayo Laoye Tomori, the Chief of staff to the Governor, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, APC party executives in the state among others.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 08:44:01 +0000
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