The State Government of Osun said it plans to diversify its economy into agriculture and mining as part of its post COVID-19 economic revival strategies.
This was contained a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode, after the fifth virtual State Executive Council meeting, held yesterday.
Speaking on the state’s immediate agricultural intervention, Mrs.Egbemode said: “On Thursday May 21, the state will be flagging off its planting season. It has already moved farming equipment into its Ila Farm Settlement”. On mining, she said the Gold Buying Centre in Osu was ready, saying the state is set to maximize the economic benefit of the Centre.
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