By Olasunkanmi Akoni
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has offered investment opportunities to prospective investors in Lagos State with an assurance that the state is on its way to becoming the economic hub centre of Nigeria soon.

According to Mimiko, several moves have been taken to attract investors both local and foreign to the state with positive responses.

The governor, made the remarks in Lagos at a business forum with executives, captain of industries in Nigeria, as well as business sons and daughters of the state at the weekend.

Speaking at the well attended forum, Mimiko said visitors to the state would see what his administration has done in the provision of basic infrastructure aimed at attracting the much needed investors to the Sunshine State.

“We are doing everything in Ondo State to attract investors. Very soon Ondo State will be hub of investors. It is a state where you can bring in your investments and be sure of success because we have what it takes like high level manpower to assist you in your businesses”, the governor said.

The governor added that his administration see government, private sector participation in business as important tools in the development of any nation, noting that government cannot do everything on its own without the participation of the private sector.

He said his administration is open to listen to any business ideas from the sector and promise give it the necessary back up it needed to make the ideas realisable and expressed his appreciation to various prospective investors for counting the state worthy of business partnership.

Mimiko stated that the state received offers from foreign investors such as the United Kingdom, United States of America and other countries who had already indicated interest in paerticipating in developmental processes of the state saying that what the state needed was to do a follow up on potential investors.

The governor noted that: “Unique thing about Ondo State is creating manpower, is one of the most stable in the country; it is a modern and cosmopolitan state which has high level of quality of manpower in the country”.