Omo, you no go believe wetin dey happen for Oyo State o! Dem don land meeting for Ghana with African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) leaders, make dem gist how dem go collaborate for better trade matter. This one na serious matter wey fit change the game!
Last week, dem hold ‘Training the Trainers’ workshop for Ibadan, wey carry Special Adviser on International Trade, Neo Tlhaselo, come show face. Na so dem see say time don reach to push the AfCFTA strategy full ground. This new meeting na first for 2026, and na im dem dey plan how Oyo State go take roll out the AfCFTA strategy wey dem don budget for.
As per the report wey come from Sulaimon Olarenwaju, wey dey advise the governor, say Wamkele Mene wey be AfCFTA Secretary-General don really praise Governor Seyi Makinde. E talk say the guy dey run things well, as Oyo State dey stand out with their own budget for AfCFTA matter. No be every state fit put their AfCFTA budget separately from Ministry of Trade o!
For the meeting, dem gist about how dem wan push the implementation proper, and how the state go fit become manufacturing and trade hub. E dey make sense as dem wan use special economic zones, digitize trade systems, and even improve logistics wey go boost trade round everywhere.
Tlhaselo no gree hold back, she talk say dem go also dey link local industries with continental value chains under AfCFTA. All these plans dey show say Oyo State dey serious about trade and wetin go come from am. Dem even talk about how this current discussion go help drive jobs, competitiveness, and integration across board.
Na so e be! This good news go do plenty for Oyo people as dem dey prepare make their economy dey boom. Na time to shine be this, and we go dey watch as e dey unfold. No forget, if you wan keep up with the latest, make you join the Punch News App for all the hot updates as dem dey land!
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