Ebonyi votes N16b for farmers, civil servants

Ebonyi state governor David Umahi has set aside N16  billion to farmers to access this fiscal year including civil servants and other interesting individuals. Umahi noted that the fund which were split into N8b marked for other investment would also be accessed through loan. He added that the funds were sourced from Bank of Industry […]

Ebonyi state governor David Umahi has set aside N16  billion to farmers to access this fiscal year including civil servants and other interesting individuals.

Umahi noted that the fund which were split into N8b marked for other investment would also be accessed through loan.

He added that the funds were sourced from Bank of Industry (BOI)and Centre Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Umahi spoke when he met with chairmen of 13 council areas, 64 coordinators of development centres, liaison officers and committee members of development centres including senior technical assistants, in Abakaliki.

He explained that areas of concentration would be on poultry, rice farming and cassava production.

He stressed that modern cassava processing plants would be establish in threesenatorial zones of the state, thereafter to 13 local government areas of the state.

"We intend to have one cassava processing plants in each senatorial zone of the state and as soon as we are through with that we will stepdown to each local government areas which will come in phase 2 of the programme.

"So we are looking for those who are suppose to say either as a person or group to say l want to manage this cassava plant.

"And as you are working you will pay back to government and we will put mechanism down to make sure that it is not abuse.