GOVERNOR ADELEKE INAUGURATES ORGANIZED PRIVATE SECTOR (OPS) OF NIGERIA IN OSUN
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Sen. (Dr.) Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has on Wednesday inaugurated the Organized Private Sector (OPS) of Nigeria, Osun State Chapter.
At the inauguration ceremony held at Aje International Market, the Governor was represented by the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Rev. Bunmi Jenyo.
The Organized Private Sector is an umbrella body of Business Membership Organization, representing the interest of the private sector in the nooks and crannies of Osun State.
OPS members include Osun State Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (OSUCCIMA) and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Osun State Chapter.
Others are the Nigeria Association of Small Scale Industries (NASSI) and Nigeria Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) Osun State Chapters.
While inaugurating the OPS, Rev. Jenyo who reaffirmed the commitment of Governor Adeleke’s administration to transform the economic narrative of Osun State, said, the time is ripe for people’s well-being to be activated.
The Commissioner who also stressed that Lagos State’s booming economy solely depends on the activities of the private sector, charged the OPS, Osun State Chapter to buckle up in the intricate task of the industrialization of Osun State.
“It is time to rise above our challenges as a people, the government at any level cannot do everything in the area of employment, wealth creation and virile economy for all the citizens. So I charge everyone here to work round the clock in support of the industrialization agenda of the people’s Governor, Sen. Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke”, he said.
According to the Commissioner, “this will assist the government in bringing its vision of economic prosperity for all Osun people, into reality, in no distant future”.
Earlier, the President of OSUCCIMA, Dr. Olu Olujide who enumerated the objectives said the OPS is to provide advisory role to the government of Osun State on matters that affect the economy, policy formulation and carrying out research and disseminate findings to the government, stakeholders and the general public.
According to him, OPS is also to create fora for members, trade unions and other stakeholders to freely interact and exchange ideas, fostering collaboration and mutual growth.
Representatives of MAN, NASSI and NASME at the inauguration, who congratulated the Governor and Osun people for a successful Osun State Industrial Investment Summit 2024, also emphasized that it is the objective of OPS to initiate, support or oppose legislative acts and government measures affecting business and economic activities, in the general interest of the public.
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