Port Harcourt The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has urged the 36 States Governors in the country, to depend less on oil allocations, but strife to make their states economically viable for investors. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, gave the charge recently while commissioning the Rivers State Cassava Processing
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By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja
The Federal Government, Monday, disclosed support to boost cassava production in Rivers State towards achieving food security and employment generation.
This was made known by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Hon Mustapha Shehuri, during a visit to the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, at Government House, Port Harcourt, while on tour of cassava farms, projects executed and completed in parts of the state by the Ministry.
In a statement released by the Ministry explained that Shehuri promised to support the huge agricultural potential demonstrated by farmers in Rivers State with basic farm inputs to up-scale their capacity.