Senator Adeola Yayi Empowers Farmers & Donates Farm Equipment To Constituents

Posted on April 8, 2025

The Distinguished Lawmaker representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola Yayi CON, has demonstrated genuine commitment to his constituents by empowering farmers and donating farm equipment as part of the Renewed Hope Agenda on agriculture and food security.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the epoch making empowerment programme took place on Tuesday 8th April, 2025, at Asade Agunloye Pavilion, Ilaro, Yewa, Ogun State.

While addressing constituents and beneficiaries drawn from the length and breadth of Ogun West Senatorial District, the Chairman of Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Adeola Yayi said, “I am delighted to host this occasion among a critical segment of my constituents and other indigenes of Ogun State. To say that our farmers are critical to our existence and well being is to utter truth that resonates in all societies through human history. Without food and indeed food security, human existence and good health will be a mirage among the generality of the people. Our farmers are critical to all the development initiatives we desire for Nigerians”.

“Permit me at this point to reiterate that our party, APC and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, Renewed Hope Agenda is well on course with many positive results in less than two years of the administration. The reforms associated with the oil subsidy regime and the foreign exchange market are yielding expected results and the economy is on a course to sustained growth. Inflation, particularly food inflation, came down in February according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. From inflation rate of 31.70% in February 2024 to 23.18% in February 2025 is over 8% drop in inflation rate. Different market surveys also indicate significant drop in prices of some basic food items in most markets.”

“Under President Tinubu Policy on Renewed Hope Agenda on Agriculture and Food Security major milestones have been achieved foundationally in less than two years. It started with the President’s declaration of a state of emergency on food security with the launch of National Agriculture Development Fund of N100billion. Another initiative, the “Earn From the Soil” project, a food security initiative targeted at transforming subsistence farming to robust export driven economic opportunities, has so far benefited from the distribution of 60,342 metric tons of improved seeds, 887.255 metric tons of seedlings and 62,328 metric tons of inorganic fertilizers with the cultivation of 118,657 hectares of wheat in 15 States.”

“A major highlight of the Renewed Hope Agenda on agriculture of the President is the drive to endure all year-round farming with target for three farming seasons annually. This target has led President Tinubu to allocate over N350 billion for reticulation and desilting of various dams across the nation by all River Basins Development Authorities to provide water for massive irrigation of farm lands. I am sure that Ogun-Osun River Basin Authority in Ogun State is part of the initiative and we are all poised to benefit from this laudable initiative pursuant of three seasons annual farming calendar.”

“Equally, massive mechanization of farming is part of the Renewed Hope Agenda on Agriculture. The Federal Government is the process of acquiring 2000 tractors it ordered from United States of America for distribution to farmers across Nigeria. The Tinubu Administration is also working towards a holistic development of the livestock sector of agriculture and has taken the initiative of establishing a full fledge Ministry of Livestock in Nigeria to address the challenges of livestock production and boost the production of various species of livestock nationwide. A total sum of N12 billion is budgeted for the ministry and ranches will be established in 7 states including Lagos and Ogun State.”

“Similarly, our Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun CON, has complemented the initiatives at the federal level with robust implementation various assistance to farmer to produce massively in terms of improved seeds and seedlings, distribution of fertilizers, allocation of free farm land to youthful farmers among other moves. This year alone, the governor has released N498million to provide inputs assets and other infrastructure. The target is to make Ogun State not only a food basket in the South West but a critical link in export of agro-allied products to the outside world through the laudable construction of Agro Cargo Airport in the state.”

“Furthermore, credit must be given to the governor for establishing the Ogun State Farmers Information System, a first in Nigeria, which allow the government to have the details of all its farmers as well as the establishment of a major Farmers’ Market at Asero, Abeokuta.”

“I want to assure you that the APC administration of President Tinubu at the federal level and our governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun CON, at the state level promises a better future in the months and years ahead with their various initiatives for agriculture and the economy.”

“On my part as your representative and pursuant of the Renewed Hope Agenda and to complement the work of our performing governor, Prince Abiodun, I will continue to facilitate projects in the area of infrastructural development, educational advancement, accessible and affordable healthcare as well as security of lives and properties. During my upcoming Town Hall Meeting, Thank you Tour and Mega Empowerment Programmes of the senatorial district of Ogun West, I will enumerate on various milestones delivered on my electoral promises to my dear constituents.”

“Today’s empowerment programme which is targeted at addressing some of the challenges of our farmers is in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda on Food Security of President Tinubu’s administration. These challenges include low productivity, lack of training in modern agricultural practices, costly farm implements and seedling as well as limited access to finances.”

“In this facilitated programme with Federal College of Agriculture, Isiagu, Ebonyi State and Federal Cooperative College, Eleyele. Ibadan, a total number of 5910 practicing farmers organized into 235 clusters and present here today have received training in various aspects of modern farming methods relative to their specialization. Of this number 3082 are benefiting directly from empowerment while other will benefit from shared equipment like tractors.”

“Among the empowerment items for the trained farmers organized in clusters are 20 Tractors, 184 tricycles, 536 water pumps, 1,800 Sprayers, 10,560 bags of NPK fertilizer, 2,880 Home Kit Fertilizer Seeds and 5,577 Growth Enhancers. Others are 66 Nos of 13 HP Power Tillers, 2,000 gallons of insecticide, 403 Porter organic Liquid Fertilizers as well as other inputs like cassava stems, various improved seedlings, 30,000 pineapple suckers among other seeds and seedlings.”

“This programme has been timed to coincide with the beginning of the farming seasons and the expectation going forward is to enable and empower our farmers to operate at least three farming seasons in a year as part of the Renewed Hope Agenda for Food Security.”

“Let me state that the farmers have been painstakingly identified and selected. The expectation is not for them to misuse or sell the various inputs given to them but to assist them in substantially increasing their production and incomes. In addition, each of the farmers are going home with a cash grant of N100,000 as a form of financial empowerment to enable them focus on their farming and not trade away the inputs.”

“The tractors and other motorized implements are to be used by farmers within clusters as well as other in specific locations and for this purpose, a Central Management Team of top farmers, cluster leaders and others, will be constituted to manage the operation as well as maintain the equipment for sustainability.”

“On this note, I congratulate all beneficiaries of this empowerment programme and wish you all bountiful harvest in the months ahead. In the years ahead, we are hopeful that many more farmers will benefit from this empowerment programme targeted at our farmers. We must encourage our farmers at all times as they are critical to reduction of poverty and hunger and a factor in our economic growth, diversification of the economy and national development.”