Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru Of Ebonyi State has embarked on Annual Leave, 9News Nigeria Nigeria has learnt.
According to report gathered by 9News Nigeria, the Ebonyi State House of Assembly yesterday gave effect to a letter transmitting executive powers to Her Excellency, Princess Patricia Onyemaechi Obila, who has been discharging her duties as the Acting Governor since the Governor proceeded on annual leave.
9NEWS NIGERIA gathared that this is in compliance of His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru to section 190 (1) of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
Meanwhile, the Acting Governor of Ebonyi State, Princess Patricia Onyemaechi Obila, GCEHF, has highlighted the potential of irrigation to significantly enhance crop yields and contribute to food security in Nigeria and across West Africa and the Sahel subregions.
Princess Obila made these remarks at the opening ceremony of the National and Regional Hand in Hand Investment Forum on Irrigation, organized by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations in Abuja.
The Acting Governor affirmed that the forum was aimed to chart a course for enhancing agricultural productivity in Nigeria, West Africa, and the Sahel subregions. She commended President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative in Agriculture, leveraging Nigeria’s vast agricultural potential.
Princess Obila reiterated the commitment of the state Governor, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru’s People’s Charter of Needs Agenda to agricultural development. She noted that the administration is pursuing initiatives to enhance agricultural productivity, promote irrigation, and support farmers to ensure economic diversification and job creation.
The opening ceremony was attended by prominent figures including Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, Honourable Ministers of Agriculture and Food Security for Nigeria and The Gambia, Ministers of Budget and National Planning, and Livestock, National Assembly members, Head of the European Union Delegation, Representatives of FAO and other partners from across West Africa and the Sahel subregion.
