THE S.A. POLITICAL AND THE EDO STATE OIL PALM PROGRAMME SENSITIZATION TEAM HELD COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH OKOGBO AND IGUERE COMMUNITIES IN ORHIONMWON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA.

In a bid to make Edo State great, the Special Adviser, Political & the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP) Sensitization Team held community engagement with the good people of Okogbo and Iguere communities in Orhionmwon Local government area, on Monday, 14th March, 2022, to discuss proposed plans and developmental projects that the state government is  bringing to all project communities in the Local Government.

Hon, Lady Uwa Osunbor, Special Adviser On Political matters to the Governor, Edo South, who represented the Governor lead the team and informed the good people of Okogbo and Iguere Communities on the proposed plans and developmental projects the Edo State Government is about to bring into the environment. She said government in partnership with the private sector will make use of some portions of the degraded part of the forest reserve bordering some communities, so there is need for the people to be properly informed before the project would be carried out. 

She enlightened the people of the advantages and benefits that the state government's project is bringing, while making use of some portions of the forest reserve. She said the project will create job opportunities for Youths in the entire Local government and it will increase sales for the farmers and traders in the communities. She asked the people to collaborate with the State Government to ensure the proposed projects all come to reality as planned. She further advised the elders and women in Iguere community to talk to the youths to know the importance of development in an atmosphere of peace. She sighted the past developmental project Governor Godwin Obaseki brought during his first tenure, such as the Modular Refinery.

Mr, Emmanuel Omon, a member of the Edo State Oil Palm Programme Independent Implementation Office, reminded the good people of Okogbo and Iguere Communities, on how they have been coming to inform them on the process from inception as directed by His Excellency, Mr Godwin Obaseki. He assured them that the state government will continually carry communities along in the entire stages of the development coming to the communities. He advised that communities decide amongst themselves what will be beneficial to them as a community for CSR.

D. S. P. R. T. D. Julius, who hails from Okogbo Community, said they are fully in support of the proposed plans by the state Government. 

While both communities assured the team to expect a positive response from them in no distant time.

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Hon, Lady Uwa Osunbor,

Mr, Emmanuel Omon,

Odionwere, Ojo Olasawo,

Eghosa Odeh (Youths Leader)

Odionwere, Matthias

Mr, Osifo Phillip,

Mr, Enabulere.

Edo State must move forward.