Oyo Trade Fair Targets 300,000 Participants

More than 300,000 individuals and 1,000 corporate bodies are expected at the maiden edition of Oyo State Mega Trade Fair.

The trade fair, targeted at promoting local content development, will hold at Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan from August 9 to August 18.

Chief Executive Officer of Dequeue Software and the organiser, Delight Owoyemi, told The Tide sources that the event would showcase locally made products.

‘‘Oyo Mega Trade Fair is designed to showcase and promote locally made products.

‘‘The event will equally facilitate trade interactions, showcase small scale and medium enterprises,” he said.

Owoyemi said that the trade fair would equally promote joint venture initiatives.

‘‘With the hosting of the fair, the organisers will be promoting non-oil products and services for exports with a view to promoting competitiveness and recognition in the global market,’’ he said.

He said that the fair would bring together  an array of indigenous manufacturers, government agencies and companies that would showcase their products.

The Tide  reports that the theme of the fair is: ‘‘Manufacturing Opportunities In Sensitising the Nigerian Economy for Investment Evolution’’.