September 14, (THEWILL) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has honoured Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State with the Champion/Role Model recognition, ahead of the official launching of the Special Agro Processing Zone (SAPZ) nationwide.
SAPZ is a project of the AFDB, set to be launched in five states across the country.
Ogun emerged as one of the first phase beneficiary states in a rigorous selection bidding exercise, in which 24 states participated.
President of AfDB, Akinwunmi Adesina, stated this while delivering a message on the implementation of the SAPZ to Governor Abiodun at his office in Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, on Monday.
Adesina, who was represented by the Senior Special Adviser on Agro Industrialisation to the President of AfBD, Professor Oyebanji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, explained that the visit was to intimate Abiodun, ahead of the official commencement of SAPZ nationwide.
Adesina said, “The AfBD representative is in the state to deliver a special message on implementation of the SAPZ to the governor as a SAPZ champion, in recognition of the state complementary infrastructure support of Road, cargo airport, investment drive and so on, which are supposed to complement AfBD operations in SAPZ in the state.”
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