‘Oyo’ll Soon Become Hub Of International Investment, Trades’

The Oyo State government, led by Governor Seyi Makinde, has declared that the state will soon become a hub of international investments and trade.

Neo Theodore Tlhaselo, recently appointed Special Adviser to the governor on AfCTA and International Trade, maintained that she would deploy her rich experience in international trade and business development to ensure the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in Oyo State.

According to her, this vision will align with the realisation of Governor Makinde’s Omituntun 2.0 Sustainable Development Agenda, as the state will be able to develop a subnational AfCFTA Implementation strategy that will give it a competitive edge in the face of Africa’s single market agenda.

Tlhaselo, who is an international trade, business development and communications expert with over 15 years of experience and founder/CEO of Conversation With Africa, an organisation promoting intra-Africa trade, Africa’s Integration Agenda, the AfCFTA and Agenda 2063, said she would equally help the state to develop supporting instruments and strategic frameworks towards the vision of sustainable economy for the state.

She maintained that apart from her organisation being endorsed by the AfCFTA Secretariat, she is also the founder of The Business Kraal, a media company and consultancy company and that her wealth of experience would be brought to bear in delivering Governor Makinde’s agenda to develop Oyo State sustainably.

She said “I appreciate the Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, for the opportunity given to me to work with him in delivering sustainable development in Oyo State.

“As an international trade, business development and communications expert with over 15 years experience, rendering expertise across government agencies, diplomatic institutions, and the private sector, amongst others, in Africa and globally, this opportunity will help us to bring about the realisation of the implementation of the AfCFTA within Oyo State in alignment with the realisation of the Omituntun 2.0 Agenda of the governor.