Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Friday launched the Rivers State School farm/Agri-Business Initiative Project aimed kick-starting student interest in commercial farming across the state.

Governor Wike also announced that his administration will in the coming weeks appoint principals in secondary schools without substantive principals and also promote deserving teachers.

Launching the pilot scheme of the project at the Government Girls Secondary School, Rumuokwuta in Obio/Akpor LGA, Governor Wike said the project will help in enhancing food security in Rivers State.

According to him, exposing students to the tenets of practical farming, will encourage them to embrace commercial agriculture in the future.


He directed the State Commissioner, Mrs Onimim Jacks to provide the necessary support to all the school authorities involved in the school farming project.

Governor Wike said: "It is important to introduce school farms in different schools in the state. We want to encourage our students to embrace practical agriculture."


The governor charged the management of Government Girls Secondary School, Rumuokwuta to ensure that all intruders are kept out of the institution.

He assured that his administration will develop boarding schools in all the three Senatorial Districts of the state.


In her address, the Rivers State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mrs Onimim Jacks said that the state government will revive previously abandoned demonstration farms and seed multiplication centres in different local government areas.


She said in the next phase of the project, the State Government will promote pilot farms in selected schools.


Simeon Nwakaudu,
Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media.
5th February, 2016.

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The contributions of agriculture to GDP won't be felt in the short term but with proper financing and management, mid to long term gains will be significant.

Ise Agbe nise ile wa, Eni o sisi ama jale...............

What is the difference between School farm Initiative Project and Agricultural Science that we read in school? Don't get it twisted Wike is still my man, am just asking.

Good, now dat u r comfortable kick start as many project dat will be of benefit to d masses. Able Gomina

Brilliant initiative

Yes o. Our Woking governor. Not like some who make bogus promises the can't fulfil.
Keep it up gov WIKE

IsaacBuchi:
What is the difference between School farm Initiative Project and Agricultural Science that we read in school? Don't get it twisted Wike is still my man, am just asking.

that's a good question though

End time Wike. End time farm

Nice one mr wike

Let's see what comes outta it.

Nyesom wike
Ebube dike





Courage makes a man





Are u building ? Click my username

Good one. Agriculture is the new oil if properly financed and managed.

That's my governor.
Please teach buhari how to diversify our economy.

That man buhari only sees oil.

Make sense!
Now we going back to our root

The last pic though

Wike be like: Babe shey you feeling da niqqa?

The lady be like: I dunno oooo
(She shylishly bends her face and then smile)
Lemme alone joor lol

shit

Wike u still be my man although we know say na attention u just wan draw to urself. The idea no different from d normal ones wey we de work for Uncle Elom years ago.


If u wan spend money small, just help me settle my promises to d women I ve forked. Am owing 2 banana island houses, 6private jets, 1 Lamborghini and 14marriages.

Vanity Upon Vanity...

olaolulazio:
Let's see what comes outta it.

na launch dem launch am so! no be "i will" "we will"

Here we go

tiamiyukunle69:
that's a good question though

Before somebody scams us with big names ni

cute smiles you got on that dp man....na photographer selfie stick u use?

nice initiative

NiGeRianTr0ll:
Thats Some retarded next level shiit children in Africa have been reduced to farmers.

And judging from how Africans are always looking malnourished on Screen, they would be raiding the farms every night ...Overall, it's not productive

which planet are you from?

Wike-D, The Slayer Of Rotimi Amaechi, A Thorn In APC's Flesh. Dakuku's Nightmare. Carry Go

IsaacBuchi:


Before somebody scams us with big names ni

cute smiles you got on that dp man....na photographer selfie stick u use?

Abi o. All na rebranding and packaging
Thanks for the complement

Nice

very brilliant initiative though I hope RS fully goes into mechanized farming...it will excite and interest the students more....

LIKE for my governor please