Oyetola flags off juice production company

Toba ADEDEJI, Osogbo

THE Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Friday inaugurated the construction work of a juice production company at the Omoluabi Free Trade Zone, Osogbo.

A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Ismail Omipidan noted that the company is owned by Collins Crown Limited.

The construction of the industry is one of the positive outcomes of the government’s determination to advance the State’s economy through sustainable Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.

Speaking at the occasion, Governor Oyetola said the siting of the juice production company in Osogbo was apt, as the State is economically endowed with great potential for fruits harvest.

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According to him, Osun is blessed with pineapple in Ejigbo, Irepodun and Ifelodun Local Government Areas, oranges in Ife/Ijesha, Iwo zones and some other parts of the States, hence, the need to have the fruit juice production plant so that several tons of this agricultural produce which rot away annually could be gainfully utilised as raw materials for the Industry.

He added that the administration was poised to harness Osun’s potential in all sectors for maximum socio-economic gains.

Earlier, the State Commissioner for Commerce, Industry, Cooperatives and Empowerment, Dr. Bode Olaonipekun, said the establishment of the juice industry would break the jinx of reviving the moribund free trade zone to maximum capacity.