Ekperi Community Agog As LAPO, Japanese Embassy Commission N28m Rice Mill Project

UGBEKPE-EKPERI – The serene community of Ugbekpe-Ekperi, in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State, came alive on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, during the official commissioning of the Rice Mill Project built by the people of Japan in partnership with Life Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO).

It was a joyous moment for the locals as they trouped out in their number to express their satisfaction with the project built at a total cost of $94,263 (N28,750,070.00).

The ultra-modern Ugbekpe-Ekperi Community Rice Mill Project, according to the Founder of LAPO and Managing Director of LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited, Dr. Godwin Ehigiamusoe, has the capacity to mill three tons of paddy rice per day and thus ensure accessibility of rural dwellers to improved quality rice output. READ MORE