Makinde seeks stronger EU ties in agric, education

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, sought stronger ties with the European Union on agricultural development, education and climate change.

The request was made when the governor played host to a EU delegation, led by the EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Amb Gautier Mignot, at his private residence in Ibadan.

The meeting, which also centred on collaboration between Oyo State and the EU to fight against gender-based violence, had in attendance the Head of Section for Human Development at the European Union in Nigeria, Prof Leila Ben-Amor Mathieu, Executive Adviser on Agribusiness and International Cooperation to Oyo State Governor, Dr Debo Akande, and the Executive Assistant on Administration, Revd Idowu Ogedengbe.

The governor later went into a private session with Amb Mignot.

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Addressing journalists after the meeting, the team lead, who noted that it was his first time in the state, said the parties discussed agricultural development and climate change at length with a view to strengthening Oyo State’s profile as a critical food basket of the country.

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

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

“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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