Lack of funding hindering interest in farming – Ogun deputy gov

The Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, has said the lack of access to finance has been discouraging farming in rural communities.

Salako-Oyedele explained that this can compel rural dwellers to abandon their agricultural activities to relocate to the urban area.

The deputy governor disclosed this recently when she hosted a delegation of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, led by its national president, Prof. Pius Olanrewaju, in her office in Abeokuta.

The deputy governor, who was in the company of the Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Adebola Sofela, stated that the state’s giant strides in various sectors of the economy were geared towards putting in place a legacy, which would make the state the envy of others in Nigeria.

Salako-Oyedele said that Governor Dapo Abiodun-led government had in the last five years put in place policies that have made Ogun the investors preferred destination of choice.

She added that the springing up of new companies and industries in different parts of the state was a testament that the policies were working and had significantly improved the livelihood of its citizens