The Ogun State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Confederation of General Employers of Morocco to collaborate on power generation and distribution, education, housing, infrastructure, and port development.

The signing ceremony held at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta on Wednesday saw Governor Dapo Abiodun sign on behalf of Ogun state and Mr Ali Zerouali for Morocco.

At the signing, Abiodun acknowledged Morocco’s prowess in the areas of education, technology, manufacturing, agriculture which Ogun State wants to key into.

He noted that the state was keen to learn from Morocco on how it perfected its hydro, solar, gas energy, with a view to bringing down the cost of energy in Nigeria.

“The success story of Morocco would be replicated in Nigeria with the arrival of the Confederation of General Employers of Morocco to establish operations in Ogun State.

“We hope that in our partnership we can unlock all the potential and maximize it. We want to learn from you how you perfected hydro, solar, and gas energy, which, of course, brings down the cost of energy.

“We identified agriculture, agribusiness, and agricultural technology, in which you are very advanced. Morocco today is the largest producer of fertilizer on the continent and one of the biggest exporters of fertilizer. I recall that you were informed of the plan to establish a massive fertilizer plant in Nigeria. We hope that we can bring that plant to Ogun State.

Abiodun added that the state wants to collaborate with Morocco to establish an automobile industry in Ogun State to supply automobiles abroad.

He added, “Being an industrial state, we discussed manufacturing and industrial development, in which you’ve excelled. How do we partner? How do we learn from you so we are not starting from scratch?

“How do we develop technology together? How do we collaborate with companies in Morocco to bring the automobile industry to Ogun State, where we know that from here, you can easily ship vehicles to all other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa?”

Noting that the state has a Special Economic Zone at the Gateway International Airport, which would serve as a Free Trade Zone, he sought partnership with Morocco on how to transfer technology to bring manufacturing and agricultural companies to the state.



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