In a recent turn of events, Engr. Adedeji Ashiru, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority, has revealed that the era of hunger in the nation will soon become history.
While speaking in Abeokuta on Tuesday during 200 Southwest farmers training in irrigation farming O-ORBDA, Ashiru said: “The efforts being made by President Bola Tinubu to tackle food insecurity in the country are already yielding results."
According to Ashiru, President Tinubu is working towards ending food scarcity and improving agricultural practices in the nation.
Furthermore, he mentioned that Tinubu’s efforts are tailored to make the narrative of hunger a thing of the past in the country.
Addressing the beneficiaries at the training, Ashiru stated that the programme was part of the President’s efforts in job creation and food production in the agricultural sector.
Ashiru said: “You all know that one of the major agendas of Mr President is food security—ensuring that food is available across the country. The idea of WUA is to have farmers organised into groups. The critical role of WUA is equitable water management and encouraging partnerships to enhance agricultural productivity.
“Today, we have selected 200 farmers across the Southwest under the catchment areas of O-ORBDA. We are also partnering with the Ogun State government under Gov.
Dapo Abiodun to enhance the productivity of our farmers. After the training, the successful farmers will be provided with necessary agricultural and irrigation items to complement the skills they have acquired.”
Speaking at the event, Mr Bolu Owotomo, the Ogun Commissioner for Agriculture, represented by the Director of Agriculture at the Ministry, Sodiya Soetan, went on to emphasize that with the adoption of irrigation farming, there would be farming throughout the year, thereby causing an abundance of food for the state and the nation in general.
Owotomo further reiterated that the O-ORBDA initiative aligns with the state government’s vision for food security while noting that the programme represents another step towards mitigating hunger in Nigeria.
