By Adedapo Adesanya
The Vice President of Nigeria, Mr Yemi Osinbajo, will on Thursday join the Ogun State Governor, Mr Dapo Abiodun, to flag off a digital empowerment scheme in Abeokuta, the state capital.
Tagged Ogun State Digital Economic Empowerment Project, it is a plan of the state government, being organized by the Bureau of Information Technology in conjunction with 21st Century Technologies.
In a press release signed by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Governor, Mr Kunle Somore, the Director of Information Technology in the Bureau, Mrs Olatundun Adekunte, was quoted as saying that the event will hold at the Ogun Tech-Hub on Kobape Road, Abeokuta at 11 a.m.
According to the release, the project is aimed at providing internet access to indigenes and residents of the state and its environs in order to enhance the lives and businesses of the people.
The release further stated that other special guests such as the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele; Ministers, Stakeholders, Royal Fathers will grace the occasion.
It added that the project would enable the people to meet up with the best global practices in the present digital era.
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has reiterated its effort to drive technological growth across the country.
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