The
Arole Oodua and Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II
has established a business partnership with an Arab billionaire, His
Excellency, Honorable Sharif Ahmad Bin Jaber Al Natour to
create massive job opportunities for the youths in Yorubaland and in
Nigeria in general.
The
partnership between Ooni Ogunwusi, a foremost African king and the
Jordanian business mongul cum philatropist was formally announced
during an unveiling ceremony that took place at the
Ile-Oodua palace in Ile-Ife on
Monday during which they both singed a Memorandum of
Understanding(MOU).
The
wealthy Jordanian prince based in Morocco who owns Global Trade And
Development Corporation(GTDC) group that recently disbursed US$800m
fund for commercial ventures in livestock, sugar and sugarcane in
North Central Timor Global conglomerate is in the country on a 3 day
visit to meet the Ooni and President Muhamadu Buhari on various areas
of possible collaboration.
Al
Natour said he has visited Oon of Ife because of the king's efforts
in unifiying the Africans in Diaspora through his peace and unity
agenda. He further stated his commitment to build green cities in
Nigeria under the auspices of GDTC Investment Nigeria Limited as a
collective instruments of social, humanitarian, industrial and
commercial projects to provide happiness and new lease of lives to
millions of Nigerians through his partnership and collaboration with
Ooni Ogunwusi through GDTC Investment Nigeria Limited.
"I
have met many kings and world leaders but Ooni of Ife dazzles me
most. I love him so much. I follow his activities a lot. He goes
around the world to unify Africans in Diaspora through his peace and
unity agenda. I also love his Youth development quest.
That
is why I am here at Ile-Ife to partner with him on green energy and
green enviroment for the benefit of the good people of Yoruba and
Nigeria." Al Natour said
He
went further to admit Ile-Ife as his second home and assured
that with the MoU, the technological hub in its first phase is
expected to facilitate massive employment of youths in Nigeria.
"I
have ve built schools, hospitals and houses around 168 countries in
six continents of the world. My focus now is to come home which is
Ile-Ife where the day dawn and I am here to partner with this
globally respected monarch who preaches peace around the globe"
"Ooni
is not just my business partner, he is also my father who has assured
me of his unflintching support to invest heavily in the continent in
the area of Agriculture and renewable energy technology that will
promote international trade in Africa. With this MoU signed today
with Ooni and the meeting that he has scheduled for me with President
Buhari in Abuja tonight, our planned technological hub in its
first phase will surely facilitate massive employment of youths in
Nigeria." Al Natour assured.
Ooni
Ogunwusi while signing the MOU expressed optimism that the project
would spur development across Nigeria and Africa at large. He
explained that his partnership with the international business
magnate was fastracked to ensure that the success of the project can
start benefiting the teeming unemployed youths as soon as possible.
"I
am very proud to be associated with the new birth of GDTC investment
in Nigeria. I will work with you on a very long time basis not on a
short time basis"
"We
need a lot of investments to make sure that things are properly done
in this part of the world. We need a lot of private and public
partnership for large transactions.
"We
need to provide jobs for the youths. We need to provide a lot of
humanitarian services for them. We need to also see how to reform the
mindset of our youth very positively. I am so impressed with the
green energy and green city you want to partner with us which will
help our teeming youths to be gainfully employed.
"We
are blessed in Nigeria to have a philanthropist like you
who wants to start his philanthropic works in our country starting
from this kingdom of Ile-Ife which is the traditional home for the
Yoruba people and which is the source of your forefathers too."
"Because
I want my people in Yorubaland to benefit from this gesture; that was
why I first brought you home before taking you to meet with Mr
President in Abuja tonight and thereafter going to any
other place in our dear country," Ooni said.
The
Spiritual leader of Yoruba race globally and Co-chairman of National
Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria said Nigeria needs a lot of
public private partnership (PPP) to boost the country's economy.
describing
wealth as vanity if it can not be used for humanity.
"This
life is full of vanity and the only thing you can do to be remembered
for is your service to humanity." Ooni said
GDTC
is a global company with presence in over 176 countries of the world
with immense investment in human development and infrastructural
facilities.
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