FIC Report (Oyo State) – The President of Sierra Leone, Mr. Julius Maada Bio is currently on a historic visit to the Governor of Oyo State, Engr. ‘Seyi Makinde, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
President Bio was received today, Monday at about 16.00GMT, by Governor Makinde at the Ladoke Akintola Airport, Alakia, Ibadan, Oyo State.
President Bio is billed to, among other activities, pay an inspection visit to the Fasola Agribusiness Industrial Hub, Oyo.
Governor Makinde, through a press statement, issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, had earlier expressed his pleasantries to President Bio and his team, noting that the Government and good People of Oyo State are pleased to receive the team.
Part of the statement read: “I, on behalf of the Government and good People of Oyo State, welcome the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, His Excellency, President Julius Maada Bio, and his team to Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.
“Mr President and his team will witness first-hand the rich history and heritage of Oyo State and why it is rightly regarded as the Pacesetter.
“They will also see some of the pacesetting developments that our government has put in place, including the renowned Fasola Agribusiness Industrial Hub, Oyo.
“Mr President, please be assured of our government’s most esteemed regards as you traverse Oyo State in the course of this visit.”
It would be recalled that the Sierra Leonian President, Julius Maada Bio, had, earlier today, paid a courtesy call on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Signed
Moses Oyelade,
AD(I&PR), FIC, Ibadan.
