On his part, the Chief Executive Officer of Foremost Development Services Limited, an intermediary Organization to RSPO in Nigeria, Alhaji Fatai Afolabi said Edo State today is the number one oil palm producing State in Nigeria.

He said, “Today, Edo State is the number one oil State in Nigeria contributing about 12 per cent to the aggregate palm oil production in Nigeria while the closest is contributing about 5 to 8 per cent. This is the progress the State has made between now and when the governor made his commitment to develop oil palm.”