Olubadan commissions Tech-Hub in Ibadan

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has commissioned an Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Tech-Hub in Oyo State.

Tech-Hub is an information technology-based company with a strong focus of bringing in fresh innovations into the ICT sector.

Speaking at the commissioning, Olubadan said this was a welcome development in the state, while charging investors across the globe to come and invest saying they are always welcome in Ibadan because the city does not discriminate against anyone.

He called on youths to be innovative in their approaches as they are the solution to all crises in the country and encouraged them to emulate young Emeka Smith.

“This is a wonderful initiative and the owner is a bundle of ideas especially in ICT and that is why we are here today. We are here to celebrate him, he’s a son of the Olubadan Palace and we have decided to send him into the world to exploit and our coming here is to encourage him and we want other youths to emulate his example.

“In the palace of Olubadan, we do not discriminate against anybody, Ibadan is a cosmopolitan city, it is not only Nigerians that are here but we have people who are from other parts of the world in Ibadan, therefore, we want to encourage as many people as possible, Emeka has brought these benefit to Ibadanland and we are going to enjoy it.”

The Chief Operating Officer of the company, Mr Emeka Smith, said it had grown by leaps and bounds by working with a good number of reputable organisations and individuals to improve their businesses and making the best out of their ICT resources.

He said the decision to launch the hub was driven by his desire to empower and sponsor other young Nigerians on how to make laudable exploits in the technological world.

He said their primary objective was to provide a dynamic platform through which their customers could link the world.

“Looking at the technological world now, it’s very expensive and not everyone can afford it. I tried it during my own time but I couldn’t afford it until I got sponsors.

“When you look at Nigeria today, it’s not everyone that can get sponsors. So I am looking at empowering more people and bringing them into the technological field because with technology, they would go further than we expect,” he explained.