Governor Adams
Oshiomhole of Edo State has set the agenda for his second term in office saying
his administration will concentrate on expanding the economy of the state by
increasing the GDP and creating wealth.
Speaking during the
visit of the management team of the Nigeria Institute for Oil Palm Research
(NIFOR), led by its Executive Director, Dr Omoefe Asemota to him in his office,
yesterday, the Governor said this would be done in addition to the ongoing
infrastructural development and urban renewal programme in the state.
He said: “In
this second term, it is clear to me that we have to sustain what we are already
doing but also focus on expanding the economy of the state, increasing the
Gross Domestic Product and creating wealth.”
According to him,
“to get full value of the rural roads we have constructed, agriculture
must be taken seriously and I have directed the Commissioner for Agriculture
that we have to be more active.”
While noting that
the state government is ready to collaborate with NIFOR, Comrade
Oshiomhole disclosed that every institution in the state
is part of the corporate citizen in the state.
“We are happy to
oblige farmers land to farm. The Dangote group has indicated
interest to invest about a billion Naira investment in oil palm in
the state when land is provided and we are working to
keep the people busy by planting cassava not only for domestic consumption
but for also for export,” he noted
The Executive
Director, NIFOR, Dr. Asemota commended the efforts of the state
governor at repositioning the state within the last four years, especially in
the area of agriculture, and promised to collaborate with the state
government in the sector.
He urged the state
government to establish a 50,000-hectare oil palm belt which could be expanded
saying this would encourage investors into the oil palm sector in the state and
further create jobs.
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