AGRICULTURE AND POVERTY REDUCTION • Establishment of AFFCOT Mahindra plant at Eleyele to enable farmers purchase tractors at affordable prices • Provided 50 new tractors to complete with implements to all local governments while 47 others were repaired with implements • Reorganization and reestablishments of Farm Settlements across the state • Encourage Cooperative farming schemes and provided loans to farmers • Procurement of Agro-Chemical and Fertilizers to farmers at subsidized rates • Training of over 5,000 farmersin Agricultural business at Rural Community Development Centre, Awe. • Rehabilitation of Fish hatchery at Ogbomosho • Creation of 6 additional hatcheries in the various farm settlements • Over 600,000 seedlings of forest trees were made availablefree of charge to farmers, corporate bodies and schools • The Zoological garden at Agodiwas renovated • Improved seedlings of Cocoa , Cashew, Oil Palm, were producedfor farmers • Establishment of Cassava Chip making factory at Igbeti in Olorunsogo LGA • Repair and revival of Grain processing plants and warehouses at Oyo • Oyo State Agricultural Re-Awakening Programme was launched at Guguru Village in Oriire LGA • The Young Graduate Farmers’ Scheme for planting of Cash Crops was launched • Over 50million naira was givenout as loans by Agricultural Credits Corporation • The repair of most dams and irrigation facilities was done COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY • Investment portfolio of the state was increased with additional investment in stocks and shares running into millionsof naira • Ogbomosho Shopping Complex was constructed and commissioned • Hydrated Lime Production Factory was established at Igbori Alaguntan at Oriire LGA • Establishment of Plastic valves and pipes company at Eleyele • Establishment of Fruit Juice and Tomato Paste Production factory at Oko, Surulere LGA • Burnt brick factory at Erunmu • AFFCON Tractor assembly plant • Return of Leyland Motors to itsowners, Eba Odan Nig Ltd • Establishment of Agro-Allied Industries across the state • Rehabilitation of skill acquisition centres across the state RURAL ELECTRIFICATION • Mangana and Idi Mango at Oluyole LGA • Okusindo and Fatokun in Akinyele LGA • Jago in Ona Ara LGA • Alata in Oluyole LGA • School of Science Idere • 6 new transformers were provided for Eruwa, Gbotikale and Tapa HEALTH • The first ever drug policy was established with the inauguration of Drug Advisory • A reconstituted state committee on AIDS was inaugurated and made functional • Upgrading of Adeoyo Maternity Centre to become a Centre for postgraduate trainingin Obstetrics and Gynecology • Procurement of Ultra-Modern dialysis centre for the newly established Dialysis Centres at Ibadan and Ogbomosho • Supply of Medical Equipments to General Hospitals in the state • Construction of General Hospitals at Egbeda and Iwere-Ile • Adeoyo General Hospital Ring Road was refurbished and renovated • NGO and Foreign associations were encouraged to provide free eye operations and other services • An ART centre for monitoring HIV/AIDS was established at Ogbomosho CIVIL SERVICE • All arrears of leave bonus totaling 1.5billion naira was cleared • Leave bonuses were paid as atwhen due • Salaries were paid before the 23rd of every month • All office blocks at Secretariat were renovated • Promotion exercises were carried out as at when due. All accumulated promotions for 2001, 2002 and 2003 were released. • Over 1.9 billion naira was spent to clear arrears of pensionand gratuities • Civil servants were not molested and intimidated and conducive working environmentwas provided • Vehicle and housing loans were provided for Civil Servants • Training of Civil servants on Computer literacy
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