Okorocha orders his appointees to own a farm

www.odogwublog.com reports that Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has ordered all his aides and political appointees as well as all schools in the state to own a farm as part of his new agricultural policy of" back to land for agriculture" explaining that the policy is designed to launch the state and her people back to agriculture .

Governor Okorocha who spoke when a group of traditional rulers from the state operating under the aegis of Traditional Rulers in Agriculture paid him courtesy call at his residence yesterday said that Civil Servants in the state have also been encouraged to get deeply involved in the Back to Land for Agriculture Programme of the state government explaining that it was what the government intended to achieve when it came up with the policy that would enable Civil Servants in the state work in their offices from Monday to Wednesday of every week and use Thursday and Friday to farm.

Governor Okorocha said “the idea of Traditional Rulers in Imo State coming together to spearhead the fight against recession through agriculture is most welcome. This is in tune with the Rescue Mission Policy statement of Back to Land for Agriculture which is aimed at boosting the agro-based sector of our economy and thank God, the traditional rulers are taking the initiative to the grassroots”.

continuing he said “The Royal fathers as a body are in a better position to meet with the Minister for Agriculture and could access loan of upto N2bn from the federal government for this purpose. What the government is emphasizing is that everybody must go back to the farms to which end the government has gazetted 3days of work for Civil Servants while 2days would be for agriculture. All government appointees, Civil Servants, schools must possess farms”.

According to the governor, “The ‘Ikuona nkwu’ project would be revisited by the Royal Fathers in Agriculture working together with the Community Government Councils (CGC) for synergy and unity of purpose. Agricultural groups like the clergy in Agriculture, Civil Servants in Agriculture, Youths in Agriculture, Women in Agriculture, Students in Agriculture etc, could be formed to boost the Back to Land Program”.

The governor added “I have approved the farmers’ market in the 3 zones of the state, Owerri, Orlu and Okigwe which you will build yourselves. A land collection committee will also be formed to see about the location of available farmlands around the state to be harvested for agriculture. You must do your road shows having agric tools to buttress our concern”.

Leader of the group, HRH Eze Chidume Okoro in his speech told the governor that they had ventured into Agriculture as a group to show the people of the state in general and their respective subjects in particular that agriculture is the way to go at the moment, adding that they have acquired several hectares of lands in various parts of the state for farming purposes and would like the governor to visit such areas.




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