Adeleke’s Wife Urges FG To Build Airport in Osogbo
The First Lady of Osun State, Erelu Ngozi Adeleke, has appealed to the federal government to build an airport in Osogbo, for the speedy social and economic development of the state.
She made the plea when she met with the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo, on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Friday.
According to her, she was in New York on an investment drive for the state and had been fortunate to meet critical stakeholders and institutions who have promised to do business with Osun State, particularly on issues that concern women and children.
Mrs. Adeleke said she told the Aviation Minister that “siting an airport in Osogbo will not be a very bad idea since we don’t have an airport, and he has promised.”
Speaking about the potential investors, she said she had established a good rapport with potential investors.
“I have established contact with them. I believe it will help my state along the way because I intend to create good relationships even between me and them, and my husband as well.
Mrs Adeleke said other investors from other African countries and New York were there. I appealed to them about my state (Osun) to come and do businesses ”
She noted that as a former bank marketer, she was able to sell Osun State to the investors who have expressed their desire to follow up on our discussions.
She added that beyond the foreign investors, she also pressed other ministers at this year’s UNGA to look towards Osun State in terms of establishing federal projects.
Speaking on the areas that investors can immediately focus on in the state, she affirmed that there are lots of opportunities especially with the infrastructure already provided by her husband’s administration.
“You can do agriculture in Osun, you can do tourism in Osun State.
Osun state has a lot of mineral resources.
We have so many things in the state. There is nothing you cannot do in Osun. Osun is a fertile land waiting for investors to come and cultivate.
“Now, the government of Senator Ademola Adeleke, has had investors in his mind from day one. He has done much in the first six months of his administration.
He has been able to fix all the bad roads in and out of the State, so that any investor coming into the state to invest will not find it difficult to operate.
“He fixed electricity and right now, electricity has been regular. In all the 33 local governments in the State, boreholes has been dug for them.
“Security wise, security in Osun State is now on top, such that you can now come to Osun to invest.
According to her, “any investor coming into Osun State today has nothing to regret.”
