Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has handed out 31 tractors along with other essential farming inputs to local farmers across the state.
According to The PUNCH, speaking at the event held on Friday in Aisu town, Ede, Governor Adeleke emphasized his administration’s commitment to boosting agricultural productivity by continuously providing the necessary infrastructure and resources.
This, he noted, is crucial for ensuring food security for the citizens.
He stated, “Today, we are distributing 6,000 herbicides, 80,000 cashew seedlings, 8,000 cassava cuttings, 8,000 various vegetable seeds.
“We are also distributing 500 bags of lime to our farmers, women associations, people living with disabilities and government schools with large farmlands.
“We are equally unveiling 31 newly purchased tractors with full implements for the use of our farmers in the state. which is the first phase of this project.
“These tractors will be released to farmers cooperative societies and associations after all necessary administrative procedures have been concluded.
“This is also in line with the promise made to our resourceful youthful population during the last End Bad Governance protest.”
Adeleke announced that the Osun State government is allocating an additional N8 billion for the purchase of tractors and farm-clearing equipment, all within the framework of due process.
He also revealed that a N2 billion package would be dedicated to providing further farm input support.
Reflecting on the progress made so far, the Governor highlighted that in less than two years, his administration has made significant strides in addressing all aspects of the 5-Point Action plan, which was established at the start of his tenure.
“At the inception of this administration, we crafted our policy objectives and also fashioned an agenda towards their realisation, which was tagged the 5-Point Action plan.
“We set out the objectives to include the welfare of workers, financial inclusion, localisation, people-centred infrastructure upgrade, as well as social sector upliftment and agro-industrialisation.
“No leader with a conscience would be happy that his people are struggling to make ends meet and feed their families.
“We have set our targets at this critical sector and we are ready to make the required investments in this regard.”
