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The Kwara Diocese of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has floated a multi-million naira agricultural farm to address food security and food sufficiency in the country.
Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Wednesday as part of activities marking the 50th anniversary of the Diocese, the Bishop of the Anglican Church, Rt Revd Sunday Adewole, said that the church planned to plant mainly cassava and maize on 25 hectares of land starting from the next farming season.
The cleric, who lamented the economic hardship in the country, said that the agricultural venture is an investment aimed to encourage youth employment and capacity building that would cushion economic situation of members of the church and general public.
He disclosed that a female member of the Church donated 500 bags of fertilisers towards the actualisation of the agricultural project, describing the project as laying a blueprint 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.
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