Sanwo-Olu Commiserates With Pastor Adeboye Over Son’s Death

approximately 267,580 jobs at different stages of the value chain, reduce the cost of rice, enhance food self-sufficiency and revenue generation in the State and the country at large, as well as ensure a sustainable supply of wholesome rice at an affordable price.

She said in anticipation of the completion of the mill and to boost rice farming, the Government trained and empowered 800 farmers with preferred high yielding Farrow 44 seeds, brand new, high quality knapsack sprayers, rain boots and farm coats as a strategic intervention.

Olusanya went on: “We also have the World-Bank-assistedAgro-Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project, which is aimed at enhancing the productivity of smallscale farmers in the three identified value chains of poultry, aquaculture and rice through capacity building, provision of infrastructure and empowerment.

“Under the project, 8,156 farmers and SMEs have received at least one form of training in relevant areas of agribusiness with a view to enhancing their agricultural productivity and improving value addition.”

“Also, 462 beneficiaries under the Women and Youth Empowerment Programme (WYEP) have been trained in agribusiness management, soft skills, among others; they have been empowered to start off production. Others will equally be supported before the end of the year.” Olusanya noted that another 8,988 farmers were trained through the Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority, an extension arm of the Ministry that is saddled with the generation and dissemination of improved agricultural technologies to value chain actors.

Nigeria - Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commiserated with the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye and his wife, Pastor Folu Adeboye, on the death of their beloved son, Pastor Dare Adeboye. Pastor Dare Adeboye, an Assistant Pastor in charge of Youth in Region 35 of RCCG and third surviving child of the renowned cleric, died in his sleep on Wednesday in Eket, Akwa Ibom State. He was 42-year-old. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a statement issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, expressed his heartfelt sympathies, urging the deceased family, friends, associates and entire members of RCCG to take the death of Pastor Dare Adeboye in good faith. Governor Sanwo-Olu said: “no doubt the death of a loved one is usually painful as it is irreparable but we must always take solace in God especially if the deceased had lived a good life, just like the late pastor Dare Adeboye.”

He said “The pastoral and wise counsel of Pastor D as he was fondly called will be sorely missed by his family and the entire members of RCCG, especially in Eket, Akwa Ibom, where he played active roles as a cleric before he passed on. “I sympathise with Pastor Enoch