Kwara Anglican Diocese Unveils Multi-Million Naira Farm to Boost Food Security
As reported by Punch, the Kwara Diocese of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has launched a multi-million naira agricultural initiative to enhance food security and sufficiency nationwide.
Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Wednesday, as part of the Diocese's 50th-anniversary celebrations, Bishop Rt Revd Sunday Adewole shared that the church plans to cultivate cassava and maize on a 25-hectare plot in the upcoming farming season.
Highlighting the current economic challenges, the Bishop noted that this agricultural project aims to boost youth employment and skills development, benefiting both church members and the wider community.
He further revealed that a female member of the Church has contributed 500 bags of fertiliser to support the initiative, which he described as a foundational investment for the next 50 years.
As part of other investment programmes of the church, the Bishop also said that the church had secured a land to build a multi-million naira 3,500-capacity event hall in Ilorin, the state capital in 2025.
He explained that the church planned to upgrade a skill acquisition centre that was established by the women in the church with the requisite equipment, shops, and financial capacity.
On the state of the nation, the cleric blamed the current sociopolitical challenges on both the leadership and followership in the polity.
Adewole noted that the present administration is trying to fix the myriad of challenges bedevilling the country, stressed that the majority of the population outside government are not better than political office holders.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Kayode Oyin-Zubair Saraki Gurei Bolakale Kawu Atunwa Tope Daramola Mutawalle Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan Borgu Raymond Olaitan Shero Clara Nwachukwu Hassan Oyeleke Funke Adedoyin Village Alive Development Association Rafiu Ajakaye Isiaq Khadeejah Idris Garba Aso Ofi Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission Bola Ahmed Tinubu Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi Ijakadi Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu Simeon Sule Ajibola Kayode Oyin Zubair Ajakaye Roheemat Hammed Offa Elelu Senior Ibrahim Suleiman Emir Of Yashikira Kayode Ogunlowo Tunde Yusuf General Hospital Al-Ilory Ogidi-Oloje Kwara Metro Park Alabi Lawal Ibrahim Bio Sulaiman Gado Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi Lanre Jimoh Maigida Soludero Transit Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi Medinat Folorunsho Salman Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku COEASU Kayode Zubair Abdulrazaq Akorede Tuesday Assayomo Alfa Modibbo Belgore Magaji Erubu Balogun Ajikobi Yunus Oniboki Aisha Ahman-Pategi Agor Gbugbu International Market Offa Grammer School Tunde Akanbi Balogun Gambari Kwara State Television (KWTV) Wale Oladepo Garba Ado Sanni Theophilus Oyebiyi Bilikisu Gambari Amasa Samuel Adaramola IHS Galadiman Ngeri Aminu Adisa Logun Ebola Hussein Oloyede Olatunji Ibrahim Saadu Gbogbo Iwe Col. Adedipe

