The Senator representing C’River Southern Senatorial District, Distinguished Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong has facilitated the distribution of 1200 bags of fertilisers to farmers across the 7 local government areas in the District.
In a bid to help improve the productivity of their farm produce in the next harvest, and to ensure that the distribution trickled down to the core farmers, the exercise was credibly done with the farmers themselves.
According to Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, “One of the major problems we have in the Country is shortage of food; so, we are trying to boost food production in Nigeria.
“The fertilisers are not to be sold, do well to make good use of them. The aim is for you to have increase in your harvest.”
Comrade Oqua Edet Oqua, Director General of his 2023 election campaign revealed that, “This is to support the local farmers in Southern Senatorial District so that their yields can be more.
“I am sure he is doing this to also bolster up the Governor’s effort on assisting the farmers in Cross River State – as a partner in progress.”