The Minister of Marine and Blue economy and former executive governor of Osun State who is the Leader of the All Progressives Congress APC in the state, HE Adegboyega Oyetola, has distributed bags of fertilizer to boost dry season farming in the state.
Oyetola was represented by Hon. Dayo Adewole former Osun Commissionner for Agriculture and Food Security and Dr. Bode Olanipekun former Commissionner for Commerce, Cooperative and Empowerment at an event supervised by Party structure including APC local government chairmen and Chairmanship and Councillorship candidates, held on Thursday at the Tinubu Shettima Campaign office, Ogo Oluwa Osogbo.
In his remark, the Osun State APC Chairman represented by Hon. Femi Kujembola, lauded the gesture by Minister, especially as it targets selected Osun Farmers who are active members of the party.
Also addressing the beneficiaries, Dayo Adewole said empowering our people in the area of dry season farming will go a long way in ensuring food security and encouraging the teaming members' of the party as it is a gesture that has tackling hunger and ensuring food security as its main objective.
Also former Commissionner for Commerce, Cooperative and Empowerment, Dr. Bode Olanipekun warned the beneficiaries against selling the fertilizer without lending credence to agricultural output for food production for the benefit of citizens.
Farmers numbering more than 500 across all the local government areas that comprised Osun state benefitted.
Speaking on behalf of other beneficiaries, Mr Adediran Hakeem,, appreciated the Minister for his gesture towards improving food production Osun State.
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