Tuesday, October 4,
2016
The Special Assistant
to the governor on Electronic Media, Mr Simeon Nwakaudu, made the announcement
in a statement in Port Harcourt.
He said the government
would soon start expanding the state-owned Risonpalm Plantation at Ubima in the
Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state.
Nwakudu disclosed that
the government was already partnering with a private investor, Siat Ltd., to
plant new nurseries at the plantation.
"The Risonpalm
expansion scheme is a deliberate effort of government to bring agriculture
closer to the people.
"The scheme will
engage youths and women from the affected and neighbouring communities as
captured in the government's campaign promise.''
He said the government
would also reactivate the moribund Delta Rubber Company to make it productive.
"What we cannot
afford to do is renege on our electioneering promises to our people,'' said
Nwakaudu.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN