Ondo State government has given farmers in the govt farm setting & reserves the end of July to pay up their yearly dues that had lapsed.

The Commissioner for Agric Asiwaju Adefarati Gboyega handed down the ultimatum during an interface with traditional rulers, Olus, Camp Heads and farmers in the farmMind settlement at the Fadama Hall Akure.

According to Adefarati the meeting was informed by their failure to pay to the govt coffer what was agrees on as at and when due.

Adefarati told the farmers, camp heads and the Olus that Ondo State Govt patience is running out over their recalcitrant attitude in honouring the gentlemen playing agreement in paying with is due to the govt.

To ensure compliance, the commissioner has directed The Governor”s task force to arrest any defaulter as from the first week of August.

Adefarati who said it was very dishearten that farmers especially those in the govt reserves and settlements are not reciprocating govt good measure and policy towards improving their lots added from now those that refuses to cooperate will blame themselves.

He told the farmers that the ondo State govt has approved 60km of farm roads for construction and rehabilitation, purchase of 20 tractors and five hilux vehicles.

According to Adefarati all these are geared towards making lives more amendable to farmers in the state.

He advised all the farmers in the state that has not registered their titles to take advantage of the window of opportunity now and perfect their papers before month end vowing that any farm and camp not captured meant that such does not exist.

According to the record, only 86 farm camps have paid so far out 600 camps are believed to be in existence in the Farm settlements across the state

Earlier the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Segun Odusanya and the Deputy Coordinator Governor’s Task Force on Special duties Mr Genga Atiba enjoined the farmers & camp heads to be law abiding as everything will change from the first week of August as the task force will arrest all defaulters.

Chief Oladimeji Ero and Mrs Ayo Faderera from Ifon and Akure Ofosu who spoke on behalf of the farmers enjoined their colleagues to give the Government of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu the maximum support it deserved because it has done a lot towards making live better for the farmers.