Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, on the 2nd September, 2016 flagged off the Central Bank of Nigeria – Cross River State Government, CBN-CRSG ANCHOR BORROWERS’ PROGRAMME FOR RICE VALUE CHAIN in Odukpani LGA.
According to Governor Ayade, it is a collaborative effort between the Federal Government and Cross River State to encourage and support rice farmers in the state.
Whilst flagging off the programme, Ayade urged Cross Riverians to embrace agriculture, especially in the aspect of rice farming, for this will in turn yield more returns to State and local government respectively. He spoke of the reasons why he spent three days in Thailand and also thank President Muhammadu Buhari for this dream come true.
The Governor also assured farmers of instant loan to help bolster their zeal towards rice farming as FG partners the state in the programme.
There was a lot of merriment during the flagging off, as a lot of people turned up with the Governor expressing himself while dancing with the Efik traditional dancers.
Watch photos and videos from the event below…
Watch Video Extract of Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, today while flagging off the: CBN-CRSG ANCHOR BORROWERS’ PROGRAMME FOR RICE VALUE CHAIN IN Odukpani LGA of Cross River State below…..