Senator Imasuen To Empower 120 Farmers In Edo South









Senator Imasuen To  Empower 120 Farmers In Edo South

...Says He Has Also Installed 76 Solar Lights


By Editor

The Senator representing Edo South Senatorial District, Senator Neda Imasuen is set to train and empower 120 farmers across the seven Local Governments in Edo South Senatorial District.

Senator Imasuen made the statement when he paid a visit to the Chairman of the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Comrade Festus Alenkhe in Benin City.

According to Senator Imasuen said the programme was to empower farmers and boost their economic livelihood to become independent and employers of labour.



The senator said, "We will also give them stipends. We also have a lot of things in the pipeline. We are also training 10 tailors who have been taken to Abuja and provided free accommodation for a perion ranging from six months to one year.

"We want to teach them how to fish, we don't want to be given them fish all the time, but they should also know how to catch fish".

The Senator said he has also installed 76 solar lights in 117 streets in 4 Local Government Areas in Edo South".

Senator Imasuen explained that the delay in the execution of some of the projects he embarked for his constituency was due to the delay in the 2024 budget implementation and the swift release of funds for such projects.

He  expressed confidence that contractors would be mobilized to the site to complete most of the works before the end of this year.

He promised to collaborate with Edo NUJ to ensure that all the projects are given adequate publicity and proper monitoring of these projects for transparency and accountability purpose.

Earlier, the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Edo State Council, Comrade Festus Alenkhe told the Senator that the union's door was widely opened for anybody who wishes to come for the interest of developing the state just as the Senator as shown.

According to the Edo NUJ head, "feel free to come here any time and we are ready to collaborate with anyone to develop and move the state forward".

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