Oyo gov hosts AfCFTA Secretary General, Azerbaijani investor

Abdullateef Fowewe

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has received the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), His Excellency Wamkele Mene, and his delegation in Ibadan.

The high-level visit also included Azerbaijani investor Tahir Gozel, who accompanied the AfCFTA team.

Makinde in a statement via his X (formerly Twitter) handle, claimed that the visit was in support of Oyo State’s efforts to become the first subnational government in Africa to develop and implement a localised AfCFTA strategy.

He wrote, “Yesterday, we were honoured to receive the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area, His Excellency #MeneWamkele and his entourage accompanied by an investor from Azerbaijan, Mr Tahir Gozel in Ibadan.

“HE Mene was on a working visit to Oyo State in support of our plan as the first subnational in Africa to develop an AfCFTA implementation strategy.”