Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state has urged Nigerians to invest more in the agricultural sector. This according to him will help to provide more job employment, development of economy for the country and also to reduce the shortage of food.

The Governor gave the charge during an inspection of the Oil Palm Plantation and Refinery under construction at Akwukwu-Igbo, Oshimili North Local Government Area of the State by Northsworthy Farms and Allied Industries Limited in collaboration with the State government.

Okowa said “we believe it will help to grow the economy of this environment and also help the immediate communities that are around here, we are very mindful of the fact that it is going to generate a lot of employment for our people.”