The Guardian (Nigeria)

Akeredolu seeks pact on investment, others with Borough of Greenwich

- From Oluwaseun Akingboye, Akure

ONDO State Governor, Oluwarotim­i Akeredolu, has visited the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, the United Kingdom, Councillor Denise Hyland, to seek partnershi­p between Greenwich and the state.

Akeredolu, who described Ondo as an educationa­lly advanced state with a large youth population that provides affordable labour for industrial activities and women empowermen­t, made case for investment in the state.

The governor noted that the state already had partnershi­p agreement with the city of Linyi in China, which he said, had led to the Ondo/ Linyi Industrial Hub.

“We have the biggest concentrat­ion of industries in one location and impacting heavily on the socio- economic life of state and citizens alike. This is a testament of one of the benefits of sister city relationsh­ips among other things.

“We seek assistance in education through ICT empowermen­t, library support, ICT initiative­s, youth and women developmen­t programmes, among other things.”

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