Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to industrializing the state through a structured public-private partnership model, delivering the message directly to a delegation of Chinese investors who are already establishing manufacturing operations near Ile-Ife and considering further expansion into the state.
Adeleke told the delegation that his government had systematically removed the bureaucratic obstacles that had historically deterred investors, including the harmonization of tax administration to eliminate multiple taxation on businesses, the full digitalization of the tax payment system, the upgrade of the state investment agency, and the removal of bottlenecks in business permit processing across ministries.
He pointed to the revival of the state’s free trade zones, which had been dormant for over 12 years, as a particularly significant development, urging the Chinese investors to join the companies already securing spaces in the zones. He also highlighted the administration’s pioneering 45-day window for processing Certificates of Occupancy as a concrete demonstration of the government’s commitment to investor-friendly timelines.
Reinforcing the urgency of maintaining this standard, the governor issued a direct directive to the Ministry of Lands not to allow any slowdown in implementation. “Any business client experiencing any delay should directly launch complaints at the office of the Commissioner for Commerce, Commissioner for Land and as a last resort, directly to my office. We are committed to industrializing Osun under a PPP arrangement,” he declared.
He commended the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and the Owa Obokun of Ijeshaland, Oba Adesuyi Haastrup, for their active role in attracting investors to the state.
The leader of the Chinese Prodigy Group of Companies, Mr. Chi, told the governor that his group, which already operated in six Nigerian states producing doors, bolts, nuts, and gums, was ready to establish a factory in Osun once the land question was resolved. He expressed satisfaction with the investment environment and said his company would explore opportunities in the free trade zone through consultations with its partners.
