The candidate of the All Progressives
Congress in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State, Godwin
Obaseki, has promised to provide farmers, under the Anchor Borrowers’
Programme, with free Certificates of Occupancy to enable them access
their lands for productive farming.
Obaseki stated this on Wednesday during
the inauguration of the programme in Benin, where the beneficiaries were
awarded a loan of N2bn provided by the Central Bank of Nigeria and
guaranteed by the Edo State Government.
He spoke just as Governor Adams
Oshiomhole explained that the aim of the loan was to provide employment,
reduce food imports and diversify the economy.
The APC candidate also assured that his
administration would collaborate with various communities on the use of
modern equipment for farming.
He said, “I will make sure that all
farmers under this Anchor Borrowers’ Programme get their certificates of
occupancy free of charge because with the certificates of occupancy,
you now have access.
Obaseki, who said that the programme
would ignite agricultural revolution in the state, noted said that there
were other incentives that the state government would provide to reduce
the cost of production, cultivation and increase profit for farmers.
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