Photos: The Governor Of Osun State Rauf Aregbesola Says I intend to accomplish 20years Work under this 4years of My 2nd term On Swearing In Ceremony, Rauf Aregbesola taking his oath of office and oath of allegiance as the Governor of State of Osun for another four (4) good years. Aregbesola was sworn in by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice George Olaniyi Ojo in Osogbo.
Osogbo, the Osun state capital stood still on Thursday as Governor Rauf Aregbesola was sworn in for another one term of four years amidst glamour.
It was a day leaders of the major opposition party, the All Progressives Congress crowded on Osun to celebrate the party’s recent victory over what it believes was the worst intimidation in the history of elections in Nigeria.
While Aregbesola blamed the Peoples Democratic Party for the nation’s multi-form woes, insisting the party must be ousted from power come 2015, lead speakers at the event reiterated their earlier positions that the APC remained the only answer for a prosperous Nigeria.
Former Head of State, Gen. Muhammad Buhari retired, told the mammoth crowd that gathered at the Osogbo Township Stadium to witness the occasion that in the midst of democratic impunities of the ruling Federal government, the Osun election epitomised the success of democracy in the country.
Buhari while congratulating the people for the success of the election, said Osun offered a promising future for the nation’s democracy amidst unconstitutional removal of the governor of Adamawa, the shenanigans in Ekiti election and the orchestrated impeachment moves of speakers and governors in other states of the federation.
The retired general said, “The electoral success in Osun is a pointer to what will happen in the 2015 general elections as our people now know the party that love and work for their welfare and development.
“2015 will end the corruption, mismanagement and federal lawlessness and breach of the rule of law when APC takes over government in May next year.
“I charge the people of Osun to replicate the determination and strong will they exhibited during the August 9 election in February nest year.”
In his speech after taking the oath of office, Aregbesola stated that democracy is the best political system ever devised by mankind in the annals of power politics.
Aregbesola lamented the reversal of the nation’s fortunes, saying that the PDP-led Federal government has through its maladministration impoverished Nigerians, particularly in the last six years under President Jonathan.
He observed that what the country needs at this crucial moment is a radical and total change at the centre so as to rescue the country from its political ebb and economic doldrums.
He stated that the past 16 years of PDP has done nothing but increased the poverty level of the people, saying only the APC can rescue the nation from precipice PDP is leading it.
“Lest we forget, the religion of PDP is poverty.
Nigeria is saturated with leaders who are ever so quick to parade platitudes of their respective religion – denying its faith, essence and positive values.
“We must terminate the regime of self-seeking manipulators who currently parade corridors of power, accruing political profit by turning us against each other and further dividing us along ethnic and religious lines.
“The result of their politics of division is that Nigerians are poorer in the last 16 years whereas Nigeria as a country has never been richer save for recent months when oil price has declined. This manifests again in their continued lawlessness evidenced in the desecration of the National Assembly and the travesty at Ekiti Assembly.
” They have demonstrated without doubt their inability to protect Nigerians and the territorial integrity of our country. We must therefore be determined to vote out the party that has brought us to this sorry pass. We must show them the way out. We must let them know that on their way to hell, they will walk alone.
“Our party, the All People Congress (APC) promises prosperity, national unity and integration, security of lives and property, job and wealth creation, rule of law and constitutionalism and deepening of democracy,” he said.
He described the journey to Thursday inauguration of his second term as a road, though rough and thorny, but one he planned for with his innovative programmes and by making the people centre of focus of his administration in the last four years.
He continued: “We are here to celebrate democracy as the ultimate instrument of political empowerment ever bequeathed to humanity.
“The climax was the unprecedented effort to manipulate the election and subvert the will of the people on August 9.”
Earlier, in their goodwill messages, the APC National leaders and governor’s past and present, held that the will, courage and unity of the people of Osun culminated in the re-election of Aregbesola for second term in office.
Former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said people’s oriented programmes of Aregbesola and that of the APC has shown that people will be on the side of the party, come February 2015.
He charged the governor to continue his people-oriented programmes like that of giving aids to the vulnerable elders, the Osun feeding programme and other youth empowerment schemes.
Tinubu said, “2015 election will witness a common sense revolution, which is the ability of our people to use their Permanent Voters Cards to send out the PDP government from Aso Rock.
“The country under Jonathan is worst today than it was four years ago. The steadfastness of the people today will culminate in the victory for our party in 2015”. The APC leader noted.
Also, Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole stressed that when people are united to fight, no power can defeat them, saying this is what Osun people demonstrated by voting Aregbesola for second term.
According to him, “The import of today must not be lost on us. The people of Osun showed to the whole world that when people are united in their fight, no power can stop them.
“The right to vote and choose a leader is an exclusive preserve of an individual but that of the people and Osun has shown that change is possible”.
Other governors such as Babatunde Fasola (Lagos) Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun) Abdul-fattah Ahmed (Kwara) and former governors’ Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Kayode Fayemi, Isiaka Adeleke, Segun Oni all commended the people of Osun for their unflinching support for APC.
Osogbo, capital of Osun State witnessed had a festive outlook on as Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, took oath of office for a second term in office.
As early as 8am people were seen trroping to the Osogbo City Stadium, venue of the swearing-in ceremony and by 10am. The stadium has about 30,000 capacity and was over-filled.
The ceremony witnessed a large turn out of broom-wielding jubilant crowd.
It would be be recalled that the state government ddeclared a public holiday to. Celebrate the inauguration.
At the start, Aregbesola took a parade round the stadium and also took salute from security agencies present at the event.
The Deputy Governor, Mrs Grace Laoye-Tomori was sworn in around 1.15pm while Governor Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola took oath of office around 1.20pm.
Former Military Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) and wife of former Vice President, Titi Abubakar, are among the dignitaries attending the second term inauguration of Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State.
A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed, Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, former Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi and other chieftains of the party are in attendance at the ceremony.
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and prominent monarchs from Osun are also present at the occasion.
Aregbesola, who defeated former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola at the Court of Appeal in Ibadan on November 26th 2010 won his reelection on August 9, 2014.
DAILY TIMES
Former Head of State and presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has described the victory of Governor Rauf Aregbesola at the poll as a morale booster for the APC.
Speaking at the inauguration of the governor for another four year term in office in Osogbo Osun State yesterday, Buhari said the victory, after the devastating loss of Ekiti State to another political party and the impeachment of Adamawa State governor, Murtala Nyako boosted the morale of the main opposition party.
Saying Aregbesola’s performance during his first term in office was outstanding, he told Nigerians to vote APC at the national level to enjoy the dividends of democracy as being witnessed in Osun State.
In his inaugural speech, Governor Rauf Aregbesola, who thanked the people of Osun State for standing by him during his first term also commended them for voting him in for another term in office.
Narrating the ordeal of the people in the hands of security agents during the governorship election in the state, Aregbesola said the plan of the federal authorities was to instil fear in the people and discourage them from exercising their right to vote.
Commending the people for disappointing the evil planners, he stressed the need for them to work to ensure further victory for the APC in the 2015 general elections.
The governor admonished Nigerians to vote out the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) government at the centre and in the various states at next year’s general elections, saying the party lacked focus and had no programme that could transform the country.
Speaking on what he called his pact with the people of Osun, he pledged his commitment to continue with the programme and outstanding policy formulation which he said brought about monumental development in the state in his first term in office.
In his goodwill message, leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu charged students to identify with common sense revolution, pointing out that all they needed to do was to vote out those in government at the centre.
LEADERSHIP
Osun State Government has presented staff of office and instrument of appointment to three traditional rulers in the state.
The monarchs are Olu of ‘Afinbiokin-Ijesa’, Oba Oladele Titus Bejide, ‘Alahun’ of Ilahun-Ijesa, Oba Lawrence Ajayi and ‘Oni Koka’ of Koka-Ijesa, Oba Ademola Fadare.
Presenting the staff of office and instrument of appointment to Olu of Afinbiokin, Oba Oladele Titus Bejide, Governor Rauf Aregbesola, who was represented by Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Kolapo Alimi, said the current administration was committed to the provision of social amenities to make life more meaningful and abundant for the people.
Aregbesola attributed the success of his administration to the strong belief in God and co-operation of the people. He commended the people of the town for supporting government at the last governorship election.
The Governor charged the new monarch as a custodian of culture and tradition to display exemplary leadership through honesty and transparency.
He also called on the people of the town to co-operate with the king to ensure growth and peace of the community.
Executive Secretary of the Oriade Local Government, Chief Taiwo Fatiregun, appreciated the gesture of Aregbesola for the developmental projects executed in the council area, assuring that the people of the local government are solidly behind the present administration in the state. The Olu of Afinbiokin, Oba Oladele Titus Bajide, expressed his gratitude to the government for the honour done him.
He said he was ready to work for the development of the Town.
DAILY INDEPENDENT
The Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, was sworn in for a second term in office on Thursday.
The inauguration ceremony which took place at the Osogbo Township Stadium in the state capital was attended by All Progressives Congress leaders and supporters across the country.
They were led by the party’s presidential aspirant, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), its national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and governors of Lagos, Kwara, Ogun, and Edo States.
Also at the ceremony were other the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Engr. Segun Oni, Mra. Titi Abubakar, wife of former vice president Atiku
Abubakar and three former governors of Osun State – Alhaji Isiaka Adeleke, Chief Bisi Akande and Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola.
SPEECH BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OSUN, OGBENI RAUF AREGBESOLA, AT HIS INAUGURATION AT THE OSOGBO TOWNSHIP STADIUM ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2014
Protocols,
CONTINUING ON OUR PATH OF GREATNESS
It is with deep humility and gratitude to the Almighty that I stand before this faithful assembly. Exactly four years ago, we stood before God and before you to take a solemn oath to resume our journey to greatness. We thank God Almighty for taking us through the first phase of the journey and for enabling us to secure your mandate to keep us on that glorious path for another four years.
We are also here to celebrate the goodness of God and the indomitable spirit of the good people of Osun. We are here to affirm the triumph of good over evil. We are here to celebrate democracy as the ultimate instrument of political empowerment ever bequeathed to humanity.
The journey to our inauguration today began on the day of our inauguration, exactly four years ago, when the party we displaced began to unleash a wicked engine of relentless falsehood to destabilise our administration and bring our downfall. They have engaged in every form of shenanigan and put every obstacle imaginable in our way. They have made strident effort to stir strife and sow the seed of discord. They made the most disingenuous effort to break the chord of communal and religious harmony that had existed for centuries among our people. They made futile bid for office and pursued power for its sake with a demonic frenzy. The climax was the unprecedented effort to manipulate the election and subvert the will of the people on August 9.
Before, during and immediately after the election, there was a siege on the state. Every act of terror imaginable, including the unconstitutional detention of my deputy, was attempted. Security agents of all hues invaded the state, many of them in balaclavas, paraded the streets, shooting in the air with every intention of putting terror in the people. At the height of this outlawry, more than 700 leaders and members of our party were arrested, mostly in the dead of the night, and an unconscionable and treasonable bid was made to seize the Government House.
But they failed and failed miserably and were routed and given the electoral mauling of their life because God is with us and our people are indefatigable and indomitable.
And so, today we celebrate our people who stood firm for democracy and liberty, who defied every form of provocation and intimidation to make a democratic statement by voting and standing to make their votes count. They have shown that no gun or sabre rattling can stand in the way of a people who are determined to make a stand for liberty and democracy.
As the result indicates, the over 700,000 voters’ turnout, making 54 per cent of the total registered voters was the highest recorded in recent elections in the country. Also, our 394,684 total votes, a whopping 55 per cent of the total valid votes, was the highest for any candidate in any recent governorship election. We are not boasting; we are simply acknowledging the enormity of the mandate given to us by our people, even in the face of the most formidable terror machine arrayed against them.
In the past four years, we have striven to keep faith with the people on the mandate given to us. We set out to re-enact the Obafemi Awolowo tradition of leadership and good governance; a tradition that set the Western Region apart. The formidable challenges notwithstanding, we have delivered largely on our promises.
We began with ethical reorientation by branding our state ‘Ipinle Omoluabi’. We have been able to reawaken the consciousness of the values of hard work, public spiritedness, maintaining a good name, chivalry and character moulding in our people.
Within 100 days, we provided jobs for 20,000 of our youths and replicated same two years later. We revamped agriculture and made it a profitable venture for farmers. We have positioned our youth for greatness by providing them with quality education. We have redefined the infrastructure of education by building state of the art schools, proving cutting edge technology, free school uniforms, free meals and so on.
We have empowered our people economically through all the ‘O’ projects: O’REAP, O’MEALS, O’BEEF, O’HUB, O’HONEY, O’CLEAN and so on. We have made micro-credit available to our people on a large scale and with direct injection, we have lifted the GDP of the state, making Osun the seventh largest economy in Nigeria.
We have cared for the environment in an unprecedented way. We have banished flooding and cleaned the environment of filth. Our road construction projects, completed and ongoing, are incomparable. There is no local government that did not partake in our local and intercity road projects. We have embarked on a most ambitious urban renewal programme and we are fast returning our urban centres to beauty and aesthetic splendour. We have cared for the old, weak and infirm while special people have not escaped our touch.
We have delivered on our six integral action programme. Our performance in the first term endeared us to you and convinced you to give us the mandate for another term.
We shall continue on this path and accelerate the speed of development in Osun. Our vision is to deliver 20 years development in the next four years in economic, social and political fields. We shall complete all ongoing projects and start new ones. We shall touch every community in roads, education and infrastructure. We shall touch every household in wealth creation, security of lives and property, social amenities, political empowerment, political representation and much more. We shall consolidate on the foundation we are building and proceed to the superstructure of prosperity and greatness for our land and people. Though the financial challenges are daunting, we shall do everything within our power and the unbounded resources of our land and people to achieve our goals without faltering.
The mandate you have given us covers all the peoples of Osun in their social, political, religious and ethnic heterogeneity. There shall be no discrimination or disfavour against an individual or group on account of identity or difference. This is our credo of governance and we shall continue on this path.
Our adversaries have taken the road to perdition by seeking to divide our people along religious and ethnic lines. On this path, they will travel alone. Our diversity is our strength; God has bequeathed to us the freedom of choice. We are at liberty to be Christian, Muslim, traditional religious worshipper, atheist, Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, Ijaw or Efik. What is unnatural and quite strange to Yoruba communal liberalism is to engage in conflict on account such differences. Lest we forget, the religion of PDP is poverty.
Nigeria is saturated with leaders who are ever so quick to parade platitudes of their respective religion – denying its faith, essence and positive values.
However, what we need at this time are God-fearing and incorruptible leaders who will galvanize our people and judiciously husband our resources to overcome our challenges. We must terminate the regime of self-seeking manipulators who currently parade corridors of power, accruing political profit by turning us against each other and further dividing us along ethnic and religious lines.
The result of their politics of division is that Nigerians are poorer in the last 16 years whereas Nigeria as a country has never been richer save for recent months when oil price has declined. This manifests again in their continued lawlessness evidenced in the desecration of the National Assembly and the travesty at Ekiti Assembly. They have demonstrated without doubt their inability to protect Nigerians and the territorial integrity of our country. We must therefore be determined to vote out the party that has brought us to this sorry pass. We must show them the way out. We must let them know that on their way to hell, they will walk alone.
Our party, the All People Congress (APC) promises prosperity, national unity and integration, security of lives and property, job and wealth creation, rule of law and constitutionalism and deepening of democracy. All these have been showcased in all the states where our party holds sway in Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Ekiti (until recently), Edo, Imo, Rivers, Kwara, Nasarawa, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kano, Borno and Yobe. This is what we stand for and this is why a greater number of Nigerians continue to accept us and identify with us. Our present travails therefore is temporary. The PDP on the other hand stands for poverty, misery and insecurity. They are prepared to sacrifice the entire country as long as their hold on power is intact. Come February next year, Nigerians are going to say enough is enough. We are going to beat them because they are beatable. The God that helped us to beat them in Osun will also beat them for us in the national election. Do not be afraid, do not despair. Victory is at hand.
To God almighty, the omnipotent and omniscient, we owe our victory. I will however like to acknowledge and thank everyone that contributed in one way or another to our success. I will begin with our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), all the national leaders of the party down the line but permit me to single out my leader and mentor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for providing the inspiration to aspire, to seek, to find and to triumph.
I will also like to thank my brother governors in APC who have supported me in every way possible in the struggle. My sincere appreciation goes to all the legislators in the National Assembly from Osun, especially the Director General of my campaign, Prof Sola Adeyeye, who demonstrated uncommon doggedness and a youthful heart. I cannot forget the party in the state, from the ward to the senatorial districts and state officials. The party was in the heat of fire, but they bore it with singular courage and equanimity. I acknowledge the support and the inimitable role of council chiefs and members of the State House of Assembly under the astute leadership of our indomitable Speaker.
I remain grateful to my governance team, the sharp instrument of my administration, for their unflinching support, for staying the course and for achieving much from little. I am particular about my Deputy, the Secretary to the State Government and my Chief of Staff.
My biggest thanks go to the people of Osun for their faithfulness from time past even till the present. These are the women groups, especially traders and market women, the artisans, hunters, butchers, farmers groups, commercial motorcyclists, transporters, drivers, civil servants, teachers, students, youths, organised private sector, entertainers, financial institutions, journalists, God-fearing security agents, artists and artistes, activists, traditional rulers, community based associations, youth based associations, civil society organisations and the coalition of political parties in the state. I thank you all. Your government is here and we will give our all to serve you.
Lastly, my thanks go to my family, especially my darling wife, who has held our home front with exceptional devotion. Her prayers, faith in God and in me plus her sacrificial love are pillars of unfailing support. I will not forget my mother, Iya Olobi, for her doting care, her sacrifice and huge heart.
I thank you all for your kind attention.
Osun a dara!
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, has commended the Osun State government for formulating people-friendly policies that are particularly geared towards the empowerment of women in the state.
The apex bank’s governor made this remarks in the state capital, Osogbo at the official ceremony for the disbursement of N2 billion CBN Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Development Fund and the distribution of second batch of 22 mini-buses some transport operators in the state.
The CBN Governor, who was represented by his Special Adviser on Development and Finance, Paul Nduka Eluowe, affirmed that the polices had clearly set the government apart as one the few administrations in the country that place emphasis on women empowerment and genuinely backed it up with funds and all the necessary technical assistance raised the state to
The scheme is a partnership with the CBN, under the Bank’s N220 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund.
Elumelu while stressing that Small and Medium Scale Enterprises are essential ingredients of growth for any serious developing country, commended the governor for formulating policies and programmes that have economically and financially empowered the people of the state.
The CBN boss charged the governor to ensure that 60 percent of the 2billion Naira given to the state go to women and 2 percent to physically challenged people in the state.
He said: “I am overwhelmed by the numbers of people present at this event, I am not surprised that the majority of the people in attendance are women this is in tandem with the CBN beliefs that women are supposed to be empowered to unleash their potentials,”
The state governor Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, in his address titled “Marching onto Greater Development Heights”, said his determination to drive the state to a prosperous height was borne out of genuine commitment to take Osun to the height of socio-economic and industrial development.
Aregbesola held that his administration is conscious of the fact that the success of any development enterprise was dependent upon the active involvement and participation of the people.
He pointed out that Osun, with carefully thought-out policies, programmes, conscious mobilisation and proper organisation of the people, nothing can stand in the way of its development.
The governor added that the most effective ways of making people the driving agents of development is to economically and financially empower them, and then allow them to handle the rest.
According to Aregbesola “We thus decided to come up with various economic empowerment schemes in order to give our people the economic wherewithal and the financial enablement to make them job-creators and wealth generators in a manner that will be beneficial to all and sundry.
“In order for the programmes to have the widest coverage for maximum outcomes, we have decided to spread the net to include the people in the lower rung of the socio-economic ladder – the small traders, the market women, the artisans, the transporters, the small-holder farmer, and the craftsmen and women among others.
“It is for this reason that we have established the Osun Micro-Credit Agency which was officially inaugurated on July 9, 2014.
“It was aimed at ensuring easy access to credit facilities by operators of micro, small and medium scale enterprises, particularly those in the informal sector of Osun economy”.
The state Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Wale Bolorunduro, disclosed that Osun was the first state in Nigeria to benefit a sum of N2billion for the CBN to improve micro, small and medium enterprises, affirming the money was a product of financial engineering.
He maintained that 50 per cent of the money is expected to be used for agriculture and commerce.
“Osun is the first state to have assessed and secured the N2bn loan for Central Bank of Nigeria for the purpose of development.
THE GUARDIAN
CITING favourable business climate and vast opportunities, Osun State Government has called on foreign and local investors to site industrial plants in the state.
The State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made this appeal while delivering his goodwill message at the Summit on Industrialisation of Ijesaland organized by Ijesaland Development Foundation held in Lagos yesterday said his government has consciously and deliberately put in place favourable investment and partnership opportunities in the state, which private investors could take advantage of.
Aregbesola said the state government has deliberately ensured timely processing of Certificate of Occupancy for interested business concerns, while it had established the Office of Economic Development and Partnerships (OEDP), a one-stop shop that facilitates trade and investment and helps to cut the red tapes in partnerships for investment in Osun.
According to the governor, Osogbo, the state capital is home to the National Distribution Centre of the unbundled Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) and therefore has one of the relatively most stable power supply situations in Nigeria, which is attractive for business to thrive.
To ensure easy ferrying or transportation of manufactured, finished or raw products, Aregbesola said the
state hosts the South- North rail line that links the southwest region to the central and northern parts of the country.
Fatubarin called upon the foundation to work towards ensuring that small and medium scale industries were set up in all the nooks and crannies of Ijesaland to boost the economy and provide job opportunities for the teeming youth population.
Such industries including gari, soap, yam flour, oil palm, chalk and several others.
President of the Foundation, Engineer Dideolu Falobi, in his address, said: “Our vision in IDF is ‘Transformation of Ijesaland into a modern industrialized community with high quality of social, economic, medical and scholarly life, medical and scholarly life, co-existing in peace, unity and love with other people of Osun state.”
Falobi said the foundation intended to do this by harnessing the diverse human, economic and natural resources available within and outside Ijesaland towards sustainable development of the area.
He added that the IDF was a child of circumstances that came into being to provide a structured platform for driving the development of Ijesaland.
THE GUARDIAN
Osun State Government has sought partnership with foreign and local investors in the area of agriculture in a move to diversify its sources of revenue following a decline in the allocation from the federation account.
The Director-General, Office of Economic Development and Partnership, Osun State, Dr. Charles Akinola, said this while addressing a delegation of investors from Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
According to a statement made available to our correspondent on Tuesday, the foreign investors were led to the state by the Nigerian Ambassador to Brazil, Chief Chive Kaave.
The DG, after enumerating the policies of the state government led by Governor Rauf Aregbesola, said the investors could key into any of the areas.
He told the investors that the state had climatic condition suitable for most agricultural products existing in the three countries.
He explained that the partnership could be in mechanised farming, livestock, food processing and other areas.
Akinola said, “We are interested in all-season farming and we need to do so because the state government plans to supply at least 10 per cent of the food consumed in Lagos and we need to go into commercial agriculture to be able to achieve this.
“We want to promote Osun through Small Scale Enterprises into industrial growing nation and for this singular reason we are developing all farm settlements.
“Over 190,000 acres of land had been prepared for the purpose of developing agriculture and encouraging banks to bring in people who are interest in large scale agriculture through different partnership.”
The envoy assured the investors that the government would provide conducive atmosphere for the partnership to work.
Kaave also stated that there was an urgent need for Nigeria to develop the non oil sector to be able to fund projects and develop the people, especially with the dwindling resources from oil.
PUNCH
