GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo says investment in agriculture will provide 25,000 jobs for youths in the state.

Oshiomhole made the disclosure while speaking in Benin during the week . He said government was partnering with some Vietnamese to produce rice and that they have already started work.

“In Edo state, my argument is, the responsibility of the leader is not to lament what we have done wrong, but to learn the right lessons and see how we can correct. So right now, we are moving more into agriculture. We have Area of the state.

He said the plant would be one of the biggest in Africa and capable of employing more than 10,000 people.

He said the installation of the plant would save the nation the trouble of importing fertiliser which sometimes, was of poor quality and delivered at the wrong season to farmers.