Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Senior Special Adviser to the African Development Bank President, has stated that the AfDB and its partners have completed eight Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones in Nigeria under Phase I, while 28 more are in the pipeline across the country.
Speaking on Saturday at the groundbreaking of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone in Ijaiye, Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, in his speech, made available to The PUNCH, said, “In Nigeria, we have completed eight sites under SAPZ Phase One, with 28 more sites in the pipeline across the country.
“The journey continues. It affirms AfDB’s commitment to transforming Africa’s rural economies through agro-industrialisation.”
He further revealed that the SAPZ initiative had been expanded to 27 sites across 11 African countries, emphasising its continental reach.
“Today was a dream come true as we broke ground for the SAPZ Nigeria Industrial Hub in Ijaiye, Oyo State.”
