Smart Adeyemi, former Senator representing Kogi West at the upper house has commended the initiative of Yahaya Bello led administration over the rice mill project in Omi dam, in Yagba East local government area of the state as a move targeted in reducing unemployment and youth restiveness in the state.
Adeyemi who stated this in a statement issued by him on Sunday in Lokoja equally commended the APC led Federal Government for turning attention to the area especially for awarding the Egbe – Lokoja road.
The former senator under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also described the collaboration between the state and the Agricultural Integrated Africa Services Limited to build a 50 tonnes Rice Processing Mill in Omi as a welcome development.
Adeyemi said “the agricultural revolution by the governor, Yahaya Bello will go a long way in improving the economy of the state and the nation in general. The rice mill project will definitely reduce youth restiveness. The efforts of the governor to embark on such a project will place the state as one of the rice-producing state in the country.”
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“The new direction blueprint of the governor to promote Public Private Partnership Initiatives in the state will definitely create job opportunities for the teaming youths to be gainfully employed and also boost the revenue base of the state.
“The rice mill Project when completed will feed the nation as government is committed to create an enabling environment for the much needed agricultural revolution. The rice mill will make Kogi number one agricultural state in the federation,” he added.
Commending the state government for welcoming genuine investors in the agricultural sector while also hailing President Muhammadu Buhari for awarding the construction of Kabba-Egbe road, Adeyemi noted that the road project when completed will bring back economy life in most of the communities along the road.
However, the former Senator charged people of the state to support the administration of Yahaya Bello to enable the present administration in the state to deliver more dividend of democracy to the people of Kogi.
Victoria Nnakiaike, Lokoja
