Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said that his administration achieved a lot in its first 100 days in office, as the government had been able to come up with reforms and policies geared towards the actualisation of the 200,000 jobs promised during his electioneering campaign.
Obaseki, who said this while receiving members of the Alumna Association of the Nigerian Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), said that his goal was to make the state an economic hub.
“We set out to build on the existing foundation laid by the Oshiomhole led -administration. We identify clearly where the jobs will be coming from such as agriculture, industry, and we are set to revamp the various sectors in the state,” the governor said.
He added that his administration was finalising its first power purchase agreement to boost power generation in the state.
“We are going to start with our first five megawatt and gradually increase to 50 megawatt within the next 18 months. The completion of the AZURA power plant will generate 450mw and add to the existing 450mw plant. Going by this, we will have at less 1000 mw in 2019 to drive industries in the state,” he said.
According to the governor, during the period under review, 200 Agric entreprenuers had been identified to utilise 5,000 hectares of land for the cultivation of maize and other arable crops.
“We are planning to produce 25,000 metric tonne of maize this cropping season. We have begun to screen young entrepreneur and getting them ready to key into the CBN ANCHOR borrower’s scheme. We are hopeful that in two cropping season we should be able to produce 100 millionaires,” he said.
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