Ebonyi State House of Assembly yesterday gave effect to a
letter transmitting executive powers to Her Excellency, Princess Patricia
Obila, who has been discharging her duties as the Acting Governor since the
Governor proceeded on annual leave.

It was gathered that this is in compliance with section 190
(1) of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.

Meanwhile, the Acting Governor of Ebonyi State, Princess
Patricia Obila, 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 Nwifuru’s People’s Charter of Needs Agenda to
agricultural development.

She noted that the administration was pursuing initiatives
to enhance agricultural productivity, promote irrigation, and support farmers
to ensure economic diversification and job creation.