The state government on Sunday declared that its rice plants at Acha in Isuikwuato, Ofeme in Umuahia North and Uzuakoli in Bende LGAs were producing large quantity of rice enough for local consumption which will soon be exporting to other states.

Chief John Okiyi Kalu, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, told newsmen in Umuahia that Abia rice known in local parlance as “Osikapa Abia” will be ready for export soon.

According to him, the rice mills had been equipped with modern technology that makes rice produced in them to be stone-free and nutritious.

This, he added, makes Abia rice internationally acceptable because it meets the modern method of producing the grain.

The commissioner further stated that the critics were indeed lampooning the government because they were not aware of the rigorous process of rice production; a situation that makes them assume that the ones produced in Abia were imported.

Kalu argued that because of its increase in the mills, point of sales for the product had been opened in Aba, Umuahia and Isuikwuato, recalling that on assumption of office in May 2015, the Okezie Ikpeazu administration commenced what he called “the massive production the grain in parts of the state.

This, he added, informed the reason the governor directed many years ago that only locally produced rice should be served in government organised ceremonies anywhere in the state.

The commissioner maintained that the strengthening of Abia Marketing Agency was to galvanise the agency to export Abia produced goods which Abia Rice is one, stressing that some of the access roads leading to the mills including the ones to rice farmers were being rehabilitated.

Kalu used the opportunity to announce that the government has commenced the supply of seedlings to rice farmers and therefore challenged the farmers across the federation to install modern equipment in their mills to ensure that their product meets international standard and taste.

Meanwhile, facts, findings by ABACITYBLOG MEDIA showed that a bag of rice (not Abia Rice) is being sold at N24, 000 (twenty four thousand Naira) in Aba while a cup of rice by retailers is sold at N200.

Source: https://abacityblog.com/2019/11/11/abia-will-soon-start-exporting-rice-ikpeazu/

Everything in Nigeria is very soon.

And I've been hearing that for more than 20years now.

Nigerian refinery, Very soon.

Nigerian airways very soon.

10,000 MW very soon

Rice very soon

#30,000 minimum wage very soon

Good federal road across the country very soon.



I'm tired

Good one, let's all also enjoy positive news

on which roads the trailers go pass?..una never fit pack dirty,na rice una wan export...no just spoil 2day for me abeg.

Temidayo9:
Good one, let's all also enjoy positive news

wetin positive about dis news?

donbachi:
on which roads the trailers go pass?..una never fit pack dirty,na rice una wan export...no just spoil 2day for me abeg.

If the roads are bad nothing stops him from exporting them through the air.

nNEOo:







If the roads are bad nothing stops him from exporting them through the air.

meaning the rice processing factory go get airport..na wetin u wan make i believe...so,there wont be movements of trailers from production place to airport.abi.

Hahahahaha. This my funny kerosine governor.you cannot export what you don't have. You can only export kerosine.

On behalf of my community, I support governor ikpeazu with this

Audio exportation!!!

Lousy governor without any clear vision to make Abia better.

Future tense that may never transit to past tense..

Igbo Amaka

Rice ke

waiting...check my signature

The way Anambra export Ugwu....


Audio Rice

Soon Government

Nigeria government and stupidity. insufficient Nigeria made rice here he is talking about Export. They will not only Export rice but their scrotum

Please just tell him to shut up

In his dream,yes!

Opps

Future impossible tense

Will soon? Inukwa...

Sounds more like "Abia will soon start exporting kerosene...Ikpeazu"

Stupid Ikpeazu, you are just a disgrace

Audio export

Have u fed 10% of Nigeria before u say u wan export

All of una (rice producers) combined never achieved 50% of total consumption yet u are already thinking of exportation...

Ur brain must be paining u sha!!!

agbonkamen:
Nigeria government and stupidity insufficient Nigeria made rice in Nigeria here he is talking about Export.

Export to other states.

Believe this fraudster at your own risk

Okay.. We are watching you

Export ogini. When we are yet to meet the country’ Rice supply and demand! Let us wait and see!!