By Mojisola Oladele
The Executive Secretary, National Agricultural Land Development Authority, NALDA, Engineer Cornelius Adebayo wants Nigerians to strengthen President Bola Tinubu’s Administration with their dedication and unraveling commitment.
Engineer Adebayo made the call at the launch of the Renewed Hope Women and Youth Empowerment Programme, organised in conjunction with Issa Adedotun Niniola Foundation, held in Oba Oke, Olorunda Local Government, Osun State.
Engineer Adebayo, represented by Engineer Olusegun Owolabi, emphasized that President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative transcends Politics and is aimed towards ensuring a better life for all Nigerians.
The Executive Secretary, NALDA, recalled that the agency began in 1992 and was revitalised in June 2022 during former President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration.
He stressed that the core mandate of NALDA encompasses comprehensive agricultural land development, from bush clearing and land preparation to management, storage solutions and strategic marketing, achieved through collaborative partnerships of different categories.
Engineer Adebayo who explained that the Programme would be different from the past ones, assured that it would steadily expand across the state and extend to neighbouring States.
He lauded the Issa Adedotun Niniola Foundation for its collaborative efforts towards making the event possible.
Corroborating him, NALDA coordinator, Osun State, Alhaji Kazeem Yusuf who said the programme was designed to support the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu emphasized that the Poultry Empowerment programme aimed to achieve self-sufficiency in agricultural production, and Osun State is the pioneer state.
Also speaking, the founder, Issa Adedotun Niniola Foundation, Ambassador Issa Niniola explained that the programme is aimed to eradicate poverty across the nation and lauded President Bola Tinubu for his various developmental policies geared towards alleviating the effects of subsidy removal.
Ambassador Niniola urged the beneficiaries to ensure judicious use of the items given to them and ensure they follow the procedures given to them.
In a remark, former deputy governor of the state, Otunba Titi Laoye-Tomori described the president as a God-sent who is bent on working tirelessly to lead the nation out of its various challenges to the promised land.
In separate goodwill remarks, former Commissioner for Information in the State, Chief Sunday Akere, and a former lawmaker, Engineer Olatunde Badamasi, described the event as a good initiative and assured that the APC would continue to formulate policies that would improve the lives of Nigerians.
Expressing their appreciation on behalf of other beneficiaries, Pastor Gbenga Orishajolu and Mr. Olalekan Saka who explained that poultry business is highly capital intensive noted that the support would help boost thier poultry business.
Radio Nigeria correspondent who witnessed the event reports that the empowerment programme came in form of support programme for poultry farmers.
The beneficiaries were given chicks, cages and feeds to support their poultry business.
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