Former President, Obasanjo Calls For Patronage Of Nigerian Made Products, As Okun Rice Brand Hits Ogun Market In November - EDU-BIZNEWS

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Former President, Obasanjo Calls For Patronage Of Nigerian Made Products, As Okun Rice Brand Hits Ogun Market In November





Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has asked Nigerians to always patronize locally made products, just as  Okun Rice Brand is set to hit markets in Ogun State in the middle of next month (November) , 2024 in various sizes ranging between 1 kg and 50 kg per bag

Obasanjo making the call on Thursday, during a facility tour of a 100 metric tonnes daily rice production mill, located at Asero area, near Farmers' Market in Abeokuta, the State capital, said  consumption of locally made product such as Okun Rice  would ensure sustenance of the rice mill and creation of employment opportunities within value chain of the processing and packaging of locally made Paddy rice in the country 






The highly elated former president lauded the initiative of Dr.Biodun Onalaja, the Chief Executive Officer of the company for his resilience and focus in ensuring actualization of the rice mill, urging him to always relate well with rice farmers to ensure sustenance of production as a processing company 

He also commended Governor Dapo Abiodun's administration for encouraging private sector partnership in production of Paddy rice, stressing the need for government at all levels to continue to create enabling environment for businesses to thrive in the state 






Obasanjo was impressed with continuity of the Ogun State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security whose two previous Permanent Secretaries, Dr. Dotun Sorunke and Mr. Adeogun and incumbent, Mrs Kehinde Jokotoye for actualization of the rice mill project conceived two years ago 

Also speaking, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of  Global Business Limited,(producer of Okun Rice), Dr. Onalaja while welcoming the former president and top officials to the facility, expressed appreciation to Ogun State Government for creating an enabling environment for investors' businesses to thrive 


"The present and immediate past commissioners for Agriculture and their Permanent Secretaries have been instrumental in our success and we appreciate their contributions"

"Our Mill has the capacity to produce 100 metric tonnes of high quality rice daily in various packaging options, ranging from 1 kg, to 50kg . At Okun Rice Mill, we prioritize employment opportunities sustainable agriculture and Nigeria's food security "










"Okun Rice will be available for purchase by mid-November, 2024. Meanwhile , our Mill is open to farmers for Paddy rice processing", he stated 



Similarly, the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security Hon. Bolu Owotomo reassured that the Prince Dapo Abiodun's administration would continue to encourage public/private sector partnership in business by ensuring proper utilization of government's assets or facilities 

The Commissioner who was represented by Director of Planning, Research and Statistics in the ministry, Alhaji Suraj Fashola, said that the present administration had demonstrated its support for farmers , providing 24,000 bags of fertilizers to farmers while supplying farm inputs to them at 50 percent subsidized rate , as part of strategic moves to ensure food security in the state 

He therefore urged the company to come up with  prices that would make the product affordable for consumers to buy at the markets 

Process Engineer of Buhler Limited , the company's technical partner,Mr. Ekalavya Kumar, expressed readiness to always provide the needed technical support to sustain the quality of Paddy rice being produced daily 

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