Oyebanji Seeks FG Agencies, Development Partners’ Support

Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has said the support of the agencies in the country will aid his administration’s plan to boost economic prosperity of the people of the state.

Oyebanji maintained that he was convinced that the state’s fortune would improve through strategic partnership with agencies.

Governor Oyebanji who spoke yesterday after commencing talks with agencies of the federal government and development partners in Abuja, FCT said he was in Abuja to personally lead the talks with heads of the federal MDAs, international development agencies and some private sector players on areas of support and collaboration with the administration.

The governor had met with top officials of NIRSAL MFB and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN).

He held separate meetings with managing director/ CEO of NIRSAL MFB, Abubakar Abdulahi Kure and director-general/CEO of SMEDAN, Olawale Fasanya, in his determination to boost the economy of the state

Governor Oyebanji said the state government would ensure a conducive atmosphere for small and medium scale businesses to thrive, while also attracting big business concerns to invest in the state.

The governor added that the focus of his administration was how Ekiti people, known for their educational attainment, could deploy their knowledge to create wealth, adding that his administration would leave no stone unturned in seeking opportunities for its teeming youth population to get employed and be able to set up businesses.