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Govt Presents 98 Melon Sheller Machines To Cooperative Groups
The job and wealth creation segment of the SMART agenda initiative of the Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa administration in Delta State, yesterday, yielded additional boost with the presentation of 98 melon sheller machines to 98 women cooperative groups in the Delta North Senatorial District of the state.
The machines, according to the state government, is part of deliberate plans by the Okowa administration to stimulate commercial farming, particularly melon among citizens of the state.
Presenting the equipment to the women in Asaba, the state commissioner for Economic Planning, Dr. Kingsley Emu who spoke alongside the Chief Job Creation officer, Prof. Eric Eboh and the Senior Political Adviser to the Governor, Chief Festus Ochonogor, said the exercise is a practical demonstration of the state government’s commitment to its prosperity for all Deltans vision.
Emu used the forum to challenge women in the state, as well as other Deltans to take advantage of the melon sheller machines which has the proficiency of shelling large quantities of melon to take into commercial cultivation, melon, adding that the state government was prepared to provide more machines to other senatorial districts in the state.
He therefore enjoined the women to put the machines into productive use, saying, “Anything you are given, you should work hard to protect them and ensure that they were used judiciously”.
On his part, the Chief Job Creation officer, Prof. Eboh, said the exercise which will soon be extended to the two other senatorial districts of the state is part of the state government’s efforts towards its wealth and job creation plan for its citizenry.
Some of the women who volunteered comments, commended the state government for the gesture, stressing that it would go a long way in enhancing their economic profile.
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