The State government of Osun state, in partnership with RLG, a multinational technology company based in Ghana is to build a phone manufacturing company in Ilesha, 0sun State.

The company which will begin operations in the next couple of weeks, and would produce various devices for the local market and for export.


According to the government of Osun, the establishment of the phone manufacturing company in the state is to create employment opportunities for youths in the state as well as make telephone and related devices affordable for the people.
It would also boost the nation’s information Communications Technology (ICT) industry as well as afford more people, particularly in the local areas opportunity to have access to mobile phones.

Meanwhile, speaking at the year 2013 Nigerian Telecom Development Lecture (NITDEL) in Lagos, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Airtel Nigeria, Segun Ogunsanya, commended Governor Rauf Aregbesola for setting up the modern telecommunication and mobile devices manufacturing company in the state.

The Airtel boss, who noted that telecommunication has become a way of life of people across the world, lauded the vision of the Aregbesola government in looking beyond the immediate by making his government ICT-driven.
He equally lauded the governor for his technological revolution in the education sector with the pioneering e-learning device called Opon-Imo.

According to him, there is no doubt that the Governor of the State of Osun is one of the best promoters of ICT in the country adding “he has demonstrated this with the Opon-Imo (the Tablet of Knowledge) for the secondary school students.”
“The manufacturing of phone in the state is another huge boost for the telecoms industry, the local production of phone in Osun would certainly help a large number of people to have access to phones and other telecom devices thereby expanding the state’s and the nation’s ICT base.”

While saying that all should encourage Governor Aregbesola to do more things of what people want, Ogunsanya called on government at all levels to help the players in the telecom sector by creating an enabling environment for the development of ICT, particularly the laying of fiber optic cables for the expansion of the county’s broad band infrastructure.
Ogunsanya said but for the robust support being provided by the governor, the RLG Company would not have found the business environment conducive enough to operate.

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Osun and Ogbeni Rauf always in the news for the right reasons.Thumbups Governor,there is still room for you to do more.Osun a dara ooo

Not surprised, it's Aregbe.

Nice work!

I like how this governor is distributing his innovatives throughout the state.
Garment factory in osogbo, palm oil producing factory in ife and now phone manufacturing in ilesa. These are the 3 major towns in osun.

JP! How far, na you be the publicity secretary to the state government of osun abi. I no mind any post o.

Good one.

Ride on Mr Aregbesola

Tolexander: Nice work!

I like how this governor is distributing his innovatives throughout the state.
Garment factory in osogbo, palm oil producing factory in ife and now phone manufacturing in ilesa. These are the 3 major towns in osun.

Yes, but he hasn't done much for my village(Ada) other than building public school

Tolexander:
JP! How far, na you be the publicity secretary to the state government of osun abi. I no mind any post o.

Lol, I wish. I've never even seen the gov live before nor do I really stay in Osun, Just being patriotic.

OGBENI.. Wha More Can I Say!?

God Bless You Sire!!

Paul John:

Yes, but he hasn't done much for my village(Ada) other than building public school

don't worry bro, all na turn by turn. Likewise my village. When it is done, i shall invite to to ada nikon golf to celebrate!

Lol, I wish. I've never even seen the gov live before nor do I really stay in Osun, Just being patriotic.

i do see him live on newspaper anyway.

geeez: I won't be surprised if Osun State becomes the second biggest economy in Nigeria in less than 3yrs. Already for last year, it had one if the highest GDPs in the country

Well done Aregbe

Mind backing that up with fact and a reliable source.

I'm interested.

Can we see the phones the company manufactured already from their Ghana base.

Tolexander: don't worry bro, all na turn by turn. Likewise my village. When it is done, i shall invite to to ada nikon golf to celebrate!

Let's hope so...
It's 'MicCom'(from Micheal and Comfort) and not 'Nikon'

Tolexander:
i do see him live on newspaper anyway.

Lwkmd.

amarilo: Can we see the phones the company manufactured already from their Ghana base.

Saw them in Ghana when I was there in July this year. They also made Laptop the seem to be like a Zinox type of company

Frontpage tinz

Paul John:

Let's hope so...
It's 'MicCom'(from Micheal and Comfort) and not 'Nikon'



Lwkmd.

you for PM me to tell me now.
Everybody don sabi my ignorance now.

Some governors continue to engage in real development but some will never change.

Those ones buying time on AIT everyday to broadcast worthless buildings of no economic value to their states.

Governors with full entourage going to commission bore-hole in 2013 and making useless speeches while laying foundation for state owned hotel/conference centre without shame! And my people will be jubilating

Go on Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, I'm not from ur state but u and Gov Fashola have impressed with real developments.

Mukina is from Osun state?

this is what we ar talking about patner china and other countries so dat we can produce all dis electronics

As usual God bless him abundantly

Paul John:

Yes, but he hasn't done much for my village(Ada) other than building public school

Are you from Adaowode or Ada-ile? although by me is Ibokun ...... back to topic, this phone would bear O'phone!

geeez: I won't be surprised if Osun State becomes the second biggest economy in Nigeria in less than 3yrs. Already for last year, it had one if the highest GDPs in the country

Story Story......

amarilo: Can we see the phones the company manufactured already from their Ghana base.

They contract Huawei and one Korean firm like that to manufacure cheap components for them, then they assemble it into cheap phones

Tolexander: you for PM me to tell me now.
Everybody don sabi my ignorance now.

Heya, no vex

pafestula:
Are you from Adaowode or Ada-ile? although by me is Ibokun ...... back to topic, this phone would bear O'phone!

Ada-ile. But na we still get Ada-owode

Why always u Aregbe! U're 1derful

I was chanced to witness the O-marathon organised by his excellency from Ilesa to Ijebu-ijesa, and what more can I say, Aregbesola is working osun is moving

But this news has been going around since the beginning of this year even on Nairaland. They said it wil be completed by May, we are in September and they are still talking like they are just about to start. People should learn to celebrate more action and less talk

Good development
Does the state govt have any shares in the new company ? Hope not. Would be much better if it was 100% private sector driven .

Any way, it's better to have a govt-driven project than to have none at all.

I Love That State

ichidodo: Story Story......

Beefing time?.

that guvnor is really doing great i must say.....I've seen Rlg products..they basically assemble phones/laptops/other electronic gadgets.