To establish Ekiti State a significant Free Trade Zone in Nigeria, the Federal Government has reiterated its commitment.
According to the government, this would help the state create an economic and knowledge free zone where businesses focused on education and technical firms could operate.
On Thursday, during a courtesy visit to the state governor, Biodun Oyebanji, in the state capital of Ado-Ekiti, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, the managing director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority said this.
Adesugba predicted that the creation of the economic zone will strengthen the state’s economy, raise its internal revenue, and lessen its dependency on federal funding.
He applauded the government of Ekiti for taking the initiative to establish an education and knowledge zone.
The NEPZA boss gave the assurance that the free trade zone would be ready within 18 months, adding that he was in Ekiti to confirm the commitment of the Federal Government toward the successful completion of the project.
He called on drivers and captains of industries to invest in the state when the zone was ready.
“I personally came to Ekiti to express the commitment of the Federal Government of Nigeria to support the state in delivering economic and knowledge free zone.
“Government is committed to making Ekiti home of block chain technology, where technological companies and other industries that have things to do with education will be ready to invest.
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”Ekiti is known for education and ideas innovation and this is where we are going to show the world that Nigeria has arrived,” he said.
The NEPZA managing director further said that the first thing was to get presidential declaration to make Ekiti a free zone.
”Oyebanji has given a matching order and within 18 months, we will get so many industries, both virtual and on-sight there,” he said.
Adesugba gave the assurance that people were already planning and working, and on the part of NEPZA, it would ensure the approval of the president.
In his remarks, Oyebanji said there was the need for the Federal Government to fast-track the completion of the project to attract more investors to the state, adding that productivity would always lead to shared prosperity.
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