S-West govs open malls at former Daily Sketch space

S-West govs open malls at former Daily
Sketch space
on november 01, 2013 at 5:56 am in news
BY OLA AJAYI
IBADAN—Governors in the South West states,
yesterday, gathered at the commissioning of two
ultra-modern malls built by Odu’a Investment
Limited.
While Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State was
there, his counterparts from Osun, Ogun, Ekiti and
Ondo states sent their representatives.
The mall now occupies the space used by the
defunct Daily Sketch Newspapers, Dugbe, Ibadan.
While speaking at the ceremony, Governor Ajimobi
said: “For us as an administration and you as a
company, both of us with notable pedigree and
heritage, today is another icing on our historic
cake.”
Ajimobi who said the malls would provide 2,000 jobs
noted that the vision to construct malls of this
international class was conceived some years ago
by the board and management of the company.
He said the vision of Odu’a Investment was to
redefine business activities and improve the quality
of lives in Ibadan and other neighboring states.
In his address, the Group Managing Director of
O’dua Investment, Mr. Adebayo Jimoh said that the
development of the malls was borne out of the need
and demand by highly placed individuals in the
South-West who spent time and money traveling to
Lagos for shopping.
Also speaking, a former Chairman of Odua
Investment, Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi stressed
the need for social and economic integration by all
the Yoruba-speaking states so as to bring the
South-West geo-political zone back to the path of
development as it was in the days of the late
Premier of the defunct Western Region, Chief
Obafemi Awolowo.
The commissioning was well-attended by
politicians, captains of industry and royal fathers
from Yoruba land.