Makinde hosts EU delegation, seeks support for agriculture, education

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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday hosted a European Union delegation led by Ambassador Gautier Mignot, the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, at his private residence in Ibadan.

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The meeting, which centred on collaboration between Oyo State and the EU in agricultural development, education and the fight against gender-based violence, was attended by the Head of Section for Human Development at the European Union in Nigeria, Prof. Leila Mathieu.

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Others in attendance include the governor’s adviser on agribusiness and international cooperation, Debo Akande, and executive assistant on administration, Revd Idowu Ogedengbe.

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The governor later held a private session with Ambassador Mignot.

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Addressing journalists after the meeting, Mignot, who noted that it was his first visit to the state, said the parties discussed agricultural development and climate change at length, with a view to strengthening Oyo State’s position as a major food-producing state in the country.

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He added, “We also discussed education, where we are partnering, and the fight against gender-based violence.

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“Youths and women are our priorities in all of the projects I have highlighted, and we are focusing on them in particular.

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“We are focusing on the value chain in the dairy sector, and we want to work in the cocoa sector because it has great potential.”

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