Ipao, Ekiti State –
The Chief Financial Officer of Cavista Holdings, Ron Olajide, has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to sustainable growth and operational excellence, urging the Agbeyewa team to remain focused on its long-term vision despite the challenges that accompany rapid expansion.
Speaking during an unscheduled visit to Agbeyewa Farms in Ipao, Ron Olajide encouraged employees and the leadership team to embrace resilience, adaptability, and disciplined execution as the organization continues to scale its operations.
“Let’s give ourselves another four years and see what will happen,” he told the team. “There will always be challenges. Even when we acquire all the resources we need, new challenges will emerge. That’s the game. We wake up every day and keep going.”
Delivering what became the defining message of the visit, Ron Olajide challenged the leadership team to embrace the philosophy of “Make It Work, Make It Right, Make It Tight,” describing it as the guiding principle for driving innovation, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement across the business.
Reflecting on the acquisition of MATNA Foods, He described the investment as a transformational milestone that has significantly strengthened Agbeyewa’s integrated cassava value chain.
“MATNA wasn’t part of the original plan, but today we see it as a blessing to Agbeyewa,” he said.
He noted that the company’s immediate operational priority is to consistently supply 120 tonnes of fresh cassava daily to MATNA Foods, a target he said remains central to supporting the processor’s growing production capacity.
“Our goal is simple: how do we get 120 tonnes every day to MATNA? Everything required to achieve that goal has our full support. We will make it happen,” he assured.
He concluded his address by expressing appreciation to employees for their dedication and commitment, emphasizing that Agbeyewa’s continued success will depend on collaboration, shared purpose, and unwavering execution.
“We’re in this together, and we’ll all succeed together,” he said.
The Chief Financial Officer was accompanied on the visit by Engr. Kunle Shonaike, Director of Engineering at Cavista Holdings. They were received by Agbeyewa’s Vice President of Operations, Anthonia Attoh; Director of Community Engagement, Dauda Lawal; Director of Farm Operations, Cletus Ugochukwu Ebubedike; General Manager, Farm Operations, Babatunde Akinsinde; GM Gede Olufemi Komolafe, Ag. GM Ipao Saturday Idogen,Senior People Manager, Vincent Olajide; Senior Marketing and Communications Manager, Rotimi Wusu; Operations Manager, Quadri Awosanya; the alongside other members of the management team.
The visit covered a tour of both Ipao and Gede/Iyemero axis where he inspect various ongoing farm operations activities including loading of cassava to trucks enrout Matna
The visit reinforced Cavista Holdings’ continued investment in Agbeyewa’s growth strategy and underscored leadership’s confidence in the team’s ability to build a world-class, fully integrated cassava value chain that delivers sustainable value for customers, communities, and stakeholders.
