Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde, today called on well-meaning sons and daughters of the state in the Diaspora to return home and invest in the state.

The Chief of Staff to the Governor, Chief Bisi Ilaka, made the appeal in Ibadan while receiving the leader of the Yoruba community in Kano State, Alhaji Muritala Alimi, and the Asiwaju Yoruba in Kano, who paid a courtesy visit to him at the Governor’s Office.

Ilaka explained that the present government was intensifying the economy of the state by way of investing in infrastructure and other areas, adding that, this would aid businesses in the state to become much more viable and appealing.

He maintained that the state had become the best business destination local and foreign investors under the present administration and urged the good people of the state to use his position as the leader of the Yoruba community in Kano and as the son of the state to attract indigenes of Oyo State in Kano, to return and invest, saying that government is willing to partner with whosoever that comes to invest in the state to expand its economy.

In his remark, Alimi disclosed that his coming to the Governor’s Office is to discuss with the Chief of Staff, on how he and other well-meaning indigenes of the state in Kano state could contribute their quota to the economic development of the state.

The Asiwaju of Yoruba community in Kano gave the assurance that the Oyo State government is ready to fast track development by facilitating investors to the state.

Giving his remarks, Mr. Josiah Olufemi, the Special Assistant to the Governor, on Community Relations, said Oyo State government, had monitored the symbiotic relationship between the Yoruba community and the government of Kano State adding that Gov. Makinde had taken a step further to recognise people who were not indigenes of Oyo State. His words:

“To this end, Gov Makinde appointed a Special Assistant on Hausa-Fulani community, also a Special Assistant on Indigbo matters.”

“This has shown that the governor understands the importance of people who are not indigenes of the state.”

Olufemi who further listed some of the accomplishments of the present administration to include, establishment of agribusiness agency, ongoing inland containers ports project, massive ongoing road projects, plan to upgrade Ibadan Airport, etc. asked Alimi to tell other Oyo indigenes in Kano about the good things he witnessed in the state as evidence to attract their interest to return home to invest.