The Governor
of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade, has said that the ultra-modern rice
mill currently under construction in Ogoja Local Government Area of the state
will roll out its first wholly bagged rice by the end of December 2017.
Ayade was
quoted in a statement as saying this shortly on arrival from his overseas trip
on Tuesday.
He said,
“Part of my trip itinerary was to inspect the manufacturing process of the rice
mill which is the most sophisticated and digitalised facility you can ever
find. It is the latest technology in rice processing in the world today.”
“Payment has
already been made and we are awaiting delivery by end of October while
installation will commence as soon as the equipment arrives. Hopefully, Cross
River State will have its own home grown, milled and ready for consumption rice
by December.”
The governor
added, “I agree with President, Muhammadu Buhari that we must think agriculture
which is now yielding positive fruits across the country.
“Our major focus is on agriculture, solid
minerals and to a lesser extent oil and gas. In Cross River State we had seen
this coming which was why we set up food bank, cotton cultivation with the
focus to support our garment factory as a strategy for backward integration. We
must find any means to earn money other than oil and gas.”
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