As part of efforts to boost agricultural productivity and generate wealth for the people, the Delta State goverment, through its Production and Processing Support Programme ( PPSP ), Friday, 30th October, 2015, distributed hundreds of bags of fish feeds and fingerlings to fish farmers in the state.
Before formally handing over the farm inputs to the fish farmers, the Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, who was represented by Prof. Eric Eboh, Chairman, Delta State Job Creation Scheme, said the major focus of his administration is agriculture. He maintained that farmers in the state would be given priority attention in policy initiative and implementation.
According to the governor, "the present administration is very serious and fully committed to revamping the agricultural sector. We are poised to giving needed support to those engaged in agricultural activities. This government is dedicated to the course of farmers to assist them in their efforts to boost the economy of the state."
The governor stressed that, "what we are doing today is part of government's deliberate effort to shift attention from oil to agriculture, as a means of creating employment and generating wealth for our people," and assured that, "only genuine farmers would be given the required materials and assistance by government."
Governor Okowa disclosed that the state government has already put measures in place to identify and monitor genuine farmers in the state. He added that the government has the data base of all fish farmers in the state, adding that the government would continue to monitor their (farmers) activities to ensure proper utilisation of the materials given to them.
Also speaking, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Patriot Dantes Odogwu, said the Okowa administration was determined to boost the wellbeing of Deltans through agriculture and urged for continued support for the administration.
Mr. Alex Osemeke, who spoke on behalf of the beneficiaries, expressed appreciation to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, for supporting farmers in the state. He assured that they will not disappoint the governor, even as he prayed for the success of the administration.
Some of the beneficiaries, which include; Mrs Peace Ngozi Obi, Mr. Okocha Oge, Mr. Kachikwu Adimmabua, all thanked the governor for the agricultural support programme of his administration.
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