We’ll Partner USAID For Increased Wealth Creation – Otuaro

The Delta State Government would leverage on Agricultural programmes of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for increased wealth creation in the state, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, Acting Governor of the State has said.

Otuaro gave the indication while playing host to the Chief of Party of USAID, Dr Adam Saffer and team, who are out to market the ‘Feed the Future Nigeria Agribusiness Investment (FFNAI)’ to Delta State listed among 7 focal states.

The other states are Benue, Cross Rivers, Ebonyi, Kaduna, Kebbi and Niger.

Addressing the USAID’s team, Otuaro said,  “As a government, we came into power with a strong promise of prosperity for all Deltans. We could only deliver on the promise by the economic diversification we embarked upon. What you have on your hands for us fits into our policy thrust and so we will easily leverage on it to create more wealth in the Agricultural Agricultural sector of our agenda”.

According to Bulou Kosin, Senior Special Assistant to the acting governor in a statement, Deacon Otuaro also noted that the state government took proactive steps and had already created wealth and jobs for thousands of persons through skills acquisition programmes, the small and medium micro credit loans scheme and empowerment of those living below the poverty line.

Dr Saffer, who led the USAID delegation had said the FFNAI project “include Agribusiness, Agrifinance and Agripolicy that can stimulate private sector investment in Agriculture”.