Oyo inaugurates committees on agric revenue expansion  

Oyo State Acting Governor, Barr. Bayo Lawal, on Friday,  inaugurated the Steering and Technical Committees of the Framework for Responsible and Inclusive Land Intensive-Investment in Agriculture (FRILIA), a Disbursement Link Indicator for the State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER).

The SABER  is a programme for result initiative of the World Bank, which is critical to agriculture and land acquisition for commercial agriculture.
 
The Acting Governor inaugurated the two committees on Friday at an event held at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, noting that the programme aligns with the efforts of Governor ‘Seyi Makinde to expand the scope of doing business and attract more investors to the state, especially through agribusiness.
 
According to him, the World Bank Project, which is in collaboration with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), is a three-year performance for result programme with relevant stakeholders on resource control and management from 2023 to 2025.

 Lawal charged the members of the two committees to bring their wealth of experience to bear on the project, as according to him, all other agencies will depend on them.

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Lawal said: “You are all welcome to the inauguration of Steering and Technical Committees of Framework for Responsible and Inclusive Land Intensive-Investment in Agriculture (FRILIA) of the State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER).
 
“This is a World Bank Project in collaboration with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the objective is to promote the Ease of Doing business in Nigeria.

“It is a Three-Year performance for a result-based programme with relevant stakeholders on resource control and management covering 2023-2025.
 
The Steering Committee, which is to be chaired by the Deputy Governor, has 14 members while the 15-member Technical Committee is to be headed by the Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development.

The event had in attendance the Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Iyabo Yerima represented by Justice Ezekiel Ajayi; Deputy Chief of Staff, Fola Oyekunle; chairman, Civil Service Commission, Mr Biodun Aderibigbe and the Director of Agriculture, FRILIA projects in local government areas among other attendees.