EKSG hands over 10,000 hectares of land to Odua Investment for farming activities

Ekiti State Government has handed over a 10,000 hectares agricultural land to Odua Investment Company for cassava cultivation in Oke Ako and Iyemero Ekiti.

Leading the team of Odua Investment to the farmlands at Oke Ako Ekiti, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Olabode Adetoyi said that the state government’s approach to investment drive under Kayode Fayemi was a total release of land, backed with certificate of occupancy, duly signed and presented to the investor.

Adetoyi explained further that the system would guarantee the investor’s taking possession of the land for a period of 99 years, and secure the confidence of the investors at putting in their best and resources for the success of the investment.

The Commissioner said that the Ipao/oke Ako/iyemero axis in Ikole and Oye local government areas of the State have been designated as the State’s Agricultural Processing Zone where farming and processing activities were fully encouraged by the government.

He said the zone had since been witnessing the influx of agricultural products processing firms such as the Arogbio, FMS, Terra Villam and Promise Point, with their specialty in the process of cassava, while the axis has also accommodated Nigeria Cassava Growers Association and Cotton Farmers Association.

Adetoyi assured the investors that the state would support them to achieve their desired results, adding that their lives and investment are safe because government was determined to overhaul the security network in the axis with the establishment of the Western Nigeria security network (WNSN) code -named Amotekun Security Network.