Oyo govt clarifies allegation of sale of Ogbomoso farm settlement

The Oyo State Government has dismissed allegations that it plans to merchantability the Ogbomoso AFarm Settlement.

The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye, successful a connection issued on Friday in Ibadan, clarified that processing portions of the workplace colony was portion of a semipermanent program to integrate agriculture, lodging and economical growth.

He said the inaugural was not an effort to merchantability the workplace settlement, stressing that it aligned with the Gov. Seyi Makinde-led administration’s docket connected agAricultural transformation, nutrient security, occupation instauration and sustainable economical development.

“The projected New Town to beryllium sited astatine the workplace colony volition diagnostic a workplace lodging strategy combining modern farming, residential areas and agro-allied industries successful a planned environment,” helium said.

Olaleye said the task would boost production, make jobs, fortify worth chains, pull concern and amended the state’s nutrient security.

According to him, municipality enlargement had surrounded the settlement, portion immoderate occupants lacked documentation and immoderate archetypal allottees were deceased.

The commissioner said the involution would assistance the authorities reorganise, modulate and optimise onshore usage successful the nationalist interest.

Olaleye assured that ...