Popular singer, Innocent Idibia aka 2Baba, on Monday, July 13, 2020, officially unveiled Innobia Cooperatives Organisation (Innobia Allied Limited), an agro-allied business with headquarters in Nigeria and branches in Israel and the United Kingdom (UK).
Unveiling the project during a live chat with Oscar N. Onyema, OON, at the virtual ringing of the gong to close the stock market, the Nigerian music icon stated that the idea to run the agribusiness was birthed out of the desire to key into the government policy of diversification of the economy through agriculture and its ancillary businesses.
His words; “We want to create jobs for our youths and empower our women in order to break the chain of poverty and contribute meaningfully to the economy. Our target is to empower a minimum of 1,000 youths in each of the 36 States and the FCT by the year 2021.
“On behalf of the board and management of INNOBIA, I seek your support and partnership in our bid to achieve the ultimate objective of addressing the issues of food sufficiency and job creation for our people.”
Working in partnership with seasoned local and international agribusiness experts and concerns, 2Baba commenced the Innobia operations months ago. The pilot project to engage, train, and empower 10,000 women and youths in rice and soya beans production, was said to be ongoing in Benue State.