Chairman , Alaghodaro Economic Summit Limited, Mr. Asue Ighodalo, has said Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki-led government will continue to deliver good governance to the people, even as his tenure winds down next year.

Ighodalo spoke during a press conference, yesterday, in Benin City to herald the seventh edition of Alaghodaro Summit, which he said would showcase innovative policies and gains of reforms implemented by the governor.

He said the state government made significant progress in terms of basic infrastructure delivery under Obaseki, adding that other areas yet to get government attention, including markets that were burnt in the state, would soon be given attention.

According to him, the Alaghodaro Summit, which seventh edition holds from November 8 to 12, is, among others, to create prosperity and improve the livelihoods of Edo people, noting that is is part of activities to commemorate Obaseki’s 7th anniversary as Edo governor.

ON the back of Obaseki’s reforms, investments in the state’s oil palm sector has risen to $660 million, with new projects proposed by Canada-based Sunora Foods worth over $100 million.

This is coming on the back of the $560m investment in the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP) by leading Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCGs) companies and other private investors in the programme.

Through ESOPP, Edo is driving the development of the most expansive oil palm project in Africa, with over 60,000 hectares being cultivated as farm estates.

ESOPP is one of the outcomes of the yearly Alaghodaro Summit, organised by the private sector in the state to mark the anniversary of the Obaseki-led administration.

While signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sanora Foods in Government House, GRA, Benin City, Obaseki said his administration has continued to create the enabling environment for businesses to thrive.

Earlier, the President/CEO of Sanora Foods, Charles Eghobamien, said the company is investing $100 million in the state’s agriculture sector.