Mr. Godwin Obaseki, Governor of Edo State, is meeting with key Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the German Government to discuss areas of mutual collaboration, highlighting untapped investment opportunities in various sectors of the state’s economy, such as agriculture, healthcare, technology, and education.
GIZ-Skye is facilitating a series of meetings in Germany aimed at strengthening existing partnerships between the two governments in job creation, youth development, arts and culture, and investments in industries and the productive sector.
In addition, the governor met with the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DHK) to discuss areas of collaboration for investment and job creation in Edo State.
He is expected to meet with senior German government officials in order to strengthen relations between Edo State and Germany.
EdoJobs, the development agency of the Edo State Government, has maintained its partnership with the German government through its GIZ-Skye programme, with the state leveraging the opportunity of the collaboration to positively engage its youth population, building their capacity to drive productivity, and providing needed support for socio-economic growth and development.
Obaseki’s trip to Germany is the latest in a series of investment trips undertaken by the Governor in order to attract investments into the state in order to grow its economy.
The governor was in Qatar for the 2022 Doha Forum to promote business and investment opportunities in Edo, encouraging investors to take advantage of the state’s business-friendly environment and incentives to invest in new frontiers.
He also spoke at this year’s Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) in Dubai, pitching investments in the Benin River Port, the Enterprise Park, and the Benin Inland Container Depot/Dry Port, among other big-ticket projects, as part of a drive to deepen development and open up the state’s economy for productivity and industrialization, among other things.