By Emmanuel Adeleke
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has commended Odu’a Investment Company Limited (OICL) for its sustainability and business initiatives.
Shettima gave the commendation when board of OICL led by its Group Chairman, Otunba Bimbo Ashiru, paid him a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He emphasised that investment in agriculture, digital economy and MSMEs, which the group is focusing on were pivotal to the growth and development of the nation’s economy.
“The shareholders of Odu’a, the South West region of our country, has enormous capacity to revolutionise the country given its endowment with large arable farmland, human capital and natural resources just as the policies of the Federal Government will, in no time, manifest as the greatest milestones crossed for the development of Nigeria,” he said.
While assuring the company of his support, the vice president reiterated the firm resolve of President Bola Tinubu-led administration to revolutionise Nigeria’s digital economy, saying it was on course and fully backed by the necessary support, initiatives and partnerships.
Shettima said the Federal Government will continue to open its doors to all willing partners and stakeholders who continue to believe and invest in the Nigeria project, adding that it was just a matter of time before the nation takes its rightful position across the globe.
Earlier, the Group Chairman of OICL, Otunba Bimbo Ashiru, lauded Tinubu’s administration for promoting ease of doing business in Nigeria.
He expressed optimism that the initiative will help businesses to thrive, calling on citizens and investors to take advantage of the opportunities that abound in Nigeria and invest in the country.
Ashiru appreciated the encouragement his team received from the vice president, adding that that OICL, as the investment hub of the South West will continue to make forays into new profitable ventures and create more employment opportunities for young graduates in the country.
He noted that Odu’a will continue to seek collaboration with the Federal Government in areas of agriculture, information technology and skill acquisition programmes across the six South West states.
Also, the Group Managing Director of OICL, Mr Abdulrahman Yinusa, expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the meeting, emphasising the need for private and public sector collaboration to drive economic growth.
He highlighted the company’s passion for agriculture and information technology.
“We are passionate about agriculture and we are passionate about information technology because that is the fourth industrial revolution and the vice president has assured us, including the president, that they are actually focused on making sure that Nigeria takes its rightful place in the comity of nations in those two fields,” he said.