ABEOKUTA – The Senator representing Ogun West senatorial district at the National Assembly, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, otherwise known as Yayi, has charged entrepreneurs, especially in agri-business, to acquire practical strategies to expose and showcase their products by participating in trade fairs.
The senator equally tasked the entrepreneurs on the need to avail themselves with the digital techniques to market their products across various digital platforms.
Adeola gave this charge on Friday while speaking at the closing of a 3-day Ogun West MSME Trade Fair, held in Ota, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The trade fair with theme, “MSME As A Catalyst for Economic Growth” was facilitated by the senator in conjunction with the Federal Cooperative College, Oji Rivers, Enugu State.
Adeola explained that the trade fair was organized to afford no fewer than 100 agri business entrepreneurs, an opportunity to exhibit their products.
The senator represented by the Chairman, Ogun State Agric Cooperative and Multipurpose Agency, Waliu Taiwo, expressed satisfaction with the quality of the processed agric products exhibited, saying the efforts would help in enhancing food security, not only in Ogun, but Nigeria.
He urged the participants to continue carrying out research on how to add value to farm produce to meet international standards and enhance export.
While noting that he would continue to facilitate more empowerment schemes for budding entrepreneurs in Ogun West and beyond, Senator Adeola assured the participants that more trade fairs would be organized to provide platforms for them to showcase their inventions to the world.
Adeola further urged them to imbibe and inculcate lectures given by the officials of the Ogun State Internal Revenue and other government agencies, in their various businesses.
Speaking, the Coordinator of the Trade Fair, Babatunde Osho, said the event was organized to further hone the business and marketing skills of the entrepreneurs.
He, however, urged them to make use of the knowledge and news ideas they acquired during the 3-day trade fair and put them to use in running their businesses.
