The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has promised to re-establish commodity exchange boards to ensure farmers in Ondo State have a guaranteed price for their yields, stressing that he would help the state to reap the full benefits of its bounteous resources.

Tinubu, who hailed the people of Ondo State, said they have always been a champion of people-oriented and progressive government.

The APC presidential standard-bearer noted that the history of the state is one where industrious farmers had for years sowed prosperity through well-cultivated cocoa plantations and other agricultural exploits.

He said this at the APC presidential campaign rally in Akure, the Ondo State capital on Saturday.

The two-term former governor of Lagos State said his agricultural policies would return the farmer back to his esteemed and essential place in society if elected as president in 2023.

Tinubu said: “You have been the backbone of the economy and bedrock of the community. You will be honored as such.

“My agricultural plan also calls for the creation of agricultural hubs in the nation. You will be the direct beneficiary of this policy.

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“These hubs will increase cultivation of now idle fertile land yet also promote agro-processing businesses that will produce many new jobs and put more money in the pockets of the average person and small farmer.

“Our economic plan will make strategic investments in industry and infrastructure, giving our talented people the chance to make a good living while producing valuable goods that will improve the quality of life for those who buy them.

“Your natural resources will be more comprehensively utilised. Your oil and gas must bring prosperity, development and jobs.

“But that is not all. Bitumen, granite and marble must be mined and turned into finished products right here in the state under my administration,” he stated.

Speaking at the rally, Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, said the people of the state have resolved to support Tinubu ahead of the 2023 presidential election, adding: “We will show who we are on February 25, 2023.”

Others at the rally were Governors Babajide Sanwo-olu (Lagos), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano); former Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola; and APC National Secretary Sen. Iyiola Omisore who represented the party’s National Chairman, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu.

The Star