By DAPO FALADE
Honourable Sheriff Adeojo, the caretaker chairman of Omi-Apata Local Council Development Area, has embarked on upland rice farming, situated on 10 acres of land at the Akufo Farm Settlement.
The rice project is in a bid to complement the efforts of the Oyo State government, under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde, at promoting agriculture and also ensure food security across the state.
As contained in a press release by the DDESS/Head, Information Unit of the LCDA, Banke Adeyemo, the local council chairman assured that “the rice plantation will soon be ready for harvesting and the people of Oyo State will have the opportunity to buy Omi-Apata LCDA rice.”
Speaking during the inspection of the rice farm project, Adeojo said his administration has embarked on various projects, includinh drilling of boreholes at Bakatari, Ogundele Alaho, Siba and the LCDA secretariat; grading of roads at wards 7 and 10; dredging of streams and rivers Jamoje, Bako, Omi-Adio and Abese, Alaaka, in order to prevent flooding.
Meanwhile, Omi-Apata LCDA chairman has been given the Gold Award of Excellent Performance by Life Value Awareness Leadership Secure Initiative, a non-governmental organisation (NGO).
The award, as noted by the NGO, was in recognition of the outstanding performance through various people-oriented projects and programmes, just as he was also appointed and decorated as an ambassador of the NGO.
Speaking during the presentation of the award, the NGO president, Ambassador Oladipo Musbau said: “the NGO has been watching the activities of the council chairman diligently and observed that he has been discharging his leadership qualities by giving dividends of democracy to the people of Omi-Apata LCDA.”
In his response, the awardee, Honourable Adeojo, appreciated the organiser for the honour and promised to provide more dividends of democracy for the people of Omi-Apata LCDA and make positive impact on their lives.
Present at the occasion were the caretaker committee, heads of departments, deputy directors and heads of units of the local council development area.
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