The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, inaugurated the upgrade of the Oyo State Agriculture Development Programme headquarters in Saki.
During the occasion, Makinde disclosed that the state embarked on the renovation and expansion of the facilities in a bid to reposition Oke Ogun as the food basket and the seat of agribusiness in Oyo State.
He spoke during his visit to the 200-bed COVID-19 isolation and treatment centre in Saki.
The governor said, “Today, I am flagging off the renovation and expansion of this facility, which used to belong to OYSADEP. This facility has been left for so long.
When I came here for a campaign in 2015, this facility was like this. When I came here in 2019 too, it looked the same and nothing has changed.
“But within six months to this time, we’ll effect changes in the facility. In fact, an administration moved the activities from here to Ibadan for what they called ‘administrative convenience.’
“OYSADEP has come a long way since the 1980s. But we are now talking about agriculture as a business but not just as a developmental tool. With the headquarters located here, all the economic benefits will accrue to the people of Oke-Ogun.
“It took us three hours to drive to this place from Ibadan because the road is not in the best condition. We, therefore, have to do something urgent and drastic about the road.”
