Obaseki Inaugurates Agric Committee

The E do State Governor, Mr. God win O base ki, has inaugurated as evenman Edo Agricultural Produce Development Strategy Implementation Committee. The move was to drive the state government’s policies in repositioning the state as an agricultural produce hub.

Speaking at the inauguration of the committee in Benin, the governor said setting up the committee was one of the first steps in diversifying the state’s economy to agriculture, noting that his administration is committed to investing in the cultivation of value crops like oil palm, rubber and cocoa. According to him ,“We have to diversify our economy in E do State because countries like Malaysia that came here for joint research on oil palm in 1963 are generating higher revenue and their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is also higher than ours.

“As a government, we will create the enabling environment and support investors to give E do State the competitiveness needed to excel globally .” Obaseki said one of his administration’s cardinal objectives is to create the enabling environment and also provide the regulatory framework to growth estate’ s economy, and that agriculture would play a key role in the new direction the state is headed.

Chairman of the committee, Prof. Peter Aikpokpodion, expressed appreciation to the governor for the privilege to serve in the committee, assuring that they will collectively work for the development of the state.