Former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has disclosed that the dairy farm will create 10,000 direct and indirect jobs when completed.

Speaking at the Midterm Community Assessment and Review Tour in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State yesterday, Daniel stated that the dairy farm was designed to create over 10,000 employment opportunities for skilled and unskilled workers under its value chains in Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises.

He called on the people of the Southwest to rally round the second-term ambition of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu so as to continue on the developmental and giant strides.

He added that the struggle for the creation of Ijebu State has been ongoing for more than 50 years, but it has been an effort in futility, saying that the new Ijebu-Remo State will soon be realised.

He also called for unity of purpose from both sides so as to achieve the creation of a new state out of the present-day Ogun State.

Senator Daniel warned those who were hell-bent on sabotaging the effort to rethink, and, as he said, the new state will be viable and beneficial to all.
“Let me first express my appreciation and delight that today feels like coming home. This soil produced the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo; the lamp that lit the path of progressive politics in the Southwest and Nigeria. It was his dream of a self-reliant, educated, prosperous people who continued to inspire us.”

The former governor explained that during his tenure as governor of the state, there were partnership arrangements with a multinational company, ZAMBEEF of Zambia, for the establishment of a major livestock dairy farm, with other components on meat production and leather processing, noting that the take-off was affected by the political crises in the twilight of his administration, as the state could not access the bond financial instrument, part of which was to go into the funding of this project.
“I am happy to report back to you that this project is now being reactivated in principle, and this will be pushed for consideration through the new South West Development Commission (SWDC).”
“Before this rally, we inspected the Federal Government Strategic Grain Reserve in Ikenne. It is time that the multi-billion-naira facility serves the people of Ikenne; not just as a monument, but as a machine for food security and job creation. No federal project should live in darkness while the host community starves beside it.”
“We will continue to thank Mr President for assenting to the Bill for the creation of SWDC and the constitution of its Board of Directors. As the Vice-Chairman, Senate Committee on SWDC, we will work together closely with the Board and management to achieve more in the spirit and principles that guided its creation. This will be fashioned after heritage institutions like the old Western Nigerian Development Corporation (WNDC) of the late sage, Pa Awolowo, in the 60s and 70s.”
“We have been able to attract some constituency projects through our modest efforts to Ikenne Local Government. Some of them include:

Solar-powered motorised borehole in Ogere – completed.

Solar street lights in Ilishan – completed.

Ultra-modern Skills Acquisition Centre in Irolu – ongoing.”