My people, na wah oh! Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, don ginger dem folks for agribusiness as e inaugurate fresh 10-man Steering Committee wey go handle Framework for Responsible Investment in Land-Intensive Agriculture. E do this one for Asaba, wetin be the state capital on Thursday, and e send di Deputy Governor, Sir Monday Onyeme, to carry out di inauguration.
As dem dey yarn, di Governor talk say dem create dis FRILIA to make business for agriculture smooth like butter. He no wan make our farmers dey struggle again! We dey talk about serious agricultural development wey Federal Government dey consider as better priority now. Agriculture no be small play, my guys!
The eight-point Terms of Reference wey dem give di committee dey carry heavy matter. Dem go promote transparency gangan for land acquisition and resettlement wey concern large-scale agribusiness. Na so dem go dey check say land dem dey use no go chop wetin belong to another person—tenure rights. E get as dem dey run am!
Dem dey monitor compensation standards, sef. If your family own land, make you no fear, dem go ensure say everything dey ok plus environmental sustainability. My people, wetin be better environment if no be farming wey dey feed us? E suppose dey better!
Na so di Commissioner for Agriculture, Val Areyinka, and di Director-General for Delta State Investment Development Agency, Anthony Elekeokuri, come dey flung dem mouth for di gist. Dem gree say dis FRILIA na serious matter: $750 million World Bank support dey wait for dem if dem fit carry am come to life well. Na performance-based funding, so dem go gats meet di standards wey dem set before dem fit collect di money. Na who no want free money? Omo, na we go be di richest for town.
And if you think say na di only committee wey dem fit create, think again! Dem even create 20-man Technical Committee wey go sabi technical support for di Steering Committee. No forget about di six-member Grievance and Redress Committee wey go handle wahala wey fit come up for land matter. Na dem dey make sure say wahala no go disturb wetin dem dey build.
So, my people, make we dey follow dis gist, e fit change our agricultural game for good. Delta State dey try make sure say dem dey do wetin go benefit farmers plus investors. Everybody need to open eye make di investment loudly land for better agriculture wey go ginger our economy. Na wetin we need be dis!
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