Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has reaffirmed his administration’s dedication to practical, results-driven governance and the diversification of the State’s economy through large-scale agriculture and infrastructural development.
According to his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, the Governor made this known on Friday during an inspection tour of the State-owned farm in Udomi, located in the Edo Central Senatorial District.
Speaking during the visit, Okpebholo described the farm as a demonstration of his government’s resolve to turn policies into visible, measurable outcomes that directly benefit the people.
“It is a practical farm by my administration that delivers on practical governance. That is what you are seeing here. We do not just talk;
we do it for you to see,” the Governor stated.Okpebholo praised the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security for its remarkable progress and reiterated his focus on achieving food security, job creation, and economic diversification through sustainable agricultural initiatives.
The Director of Agricultural Services in the Ministry, Mr Ogunbo David, who conducted the Governor and his team around the farm, disclosed that the maize cultivated at the site had reached the harvesting stage.
He added that the farm currently yields between six and seven tonnes of maize per hectare across 400 hectares, with Prime Flour Mill in Ewu serving as the major off-taker — a development expected to strengthen local agribusiness and enhance rural livelihoods.
