Gov. Theodore Orji of Abia said on Thursday in Umuahia that government planned to establish "Liberation Farms" where unemployed youths would be engaged.

He made this known during a one-day interactive forum organised by the state Ministry of Agriculture for traditional rulers and other stakeholders.

The governor said the farms would be set up by the government in collaboration with the state's Oil Producing Area Development Commission and the Ministry of Local government and Chieftaincy Affairs.

He said that funds would be injected into the project while the youth farmers would be granted loans and urged traditional rulers to sensitise and mobilise their subjects to take advantage of the initiative.

The governor commended the ministry for initiating various agricultural programmes, which, he said, had the capacity of ``creating massive jobs for our citizens, who are unemployed. "

He solicited the assistance of traditional rulers in making land available for the execution of government agricultural development programmes in their communities.

"This is for the collective good of the people and it deserves your full support and endorsement. "

In his speech, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Chief Ike Onyenweaku, said the forum was designed to enlighten the monarchs "on the agricultural revolution going on in the state. "

"Traditional rulers are the custodians of the people's culture and their roles in creating the needed peaceful environment for any enterprise, particularly agriculture, to thrive need to be stressed."

He said the Liberation Farms would lead to the establishment of livestock, fisheries and crop-based farms in the 17 local government areas, based on the prevailing environmental factors in each area.

The commissioner said that the governor had mandated the relevant officials "to sign the necessary documents to pave way for the state to access the N1 billion agricultural loan".

He assured the monarchs that only genuine farmers would benefit from the loan, after a thorough verification and inspection of their farms.

Dr. Chiedozie Egesi, a cassava breeder at the Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, delivered a paper entitled "Cassava Green Revolution in Nigeria: the place of Abia".

Egesie highlighted the roles of the traditional rulers in the current Federal Government's agricultural transformation agenda, including the donation of lands, mobilisation of communities into forming cluster farmers, among others.

Eze John Akaniro, Chairman Traditional Rulers' Council thanked the government for organising the forum, noting that it came at the appropriate time when farmers were warming up for the next farming season.

Gov. Theodore Orji of Abia said on Thursday in Umuahia that government planned to establish "Liberation Farms" where unemployed youths would be engaged.

He made this known during a one-day interactive forum organised by the state Ministry of Agriculture for traditional rulers and other stakeholders.

The governor said the farms would be set up by the government in collaboration with the state's Oil Producing Area Development Commission and the Ministry of Local government and Chieftaincy Affairs.

He said that funds would be injected into the project while the youth farmers would be granted loans and urged traditional rulers to sensitise and mobilise their subjects to take advantage of the initiative.

The governor commended the ministry for initiating various agricultural programmes, which, he said, had the capacity of ``creating massive jobs for our citizens, who are unemployed. "

He solicited the assistance of traditional rulers in making land available for the execution of government agricultural development programmes in their communities.

"This is for the collective good of the people and it deserves your full support and endorsement. "

In his speech, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Chief Ike Onyenweaku, said the forum was designed to enlighten the monarchs "on the agricultural revolution going on in the state. "

"Traditional rulers are the custodians of the people's culture and their roles in creating the needed peaceful environment for any enterprise, particularly agriculture, to thrive need to be stressed."

He said the Liberation Farms would lead to the establishment of livestock, fisheries and crop-based farms in the 17 local government areas, based on the prevailing environmental factors in each area.

The commissioner said that the governor had mandated the relevant officials "to sign the necessary documents to pave way for the state to access the N1 billion agricultural loan".

He assured the monarchs that only genuine farmers would benefit from the loan, after a thorough verification and inspection of their farms.

Dr. Chiedozie Egesi, a cassava breeder at the Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, delivered a paper entitled "Cassava Green Revolution in Nigeria: the place of Abia".

Egesie highlighted the roles of the traditional rulers in the current Federal Government's agricultural transformation agenda, including the donation of lands, mobilisation of communities into forming cluster farmers, among others.

Eze John Akaniro, Chairman Traditional Rulers' Council thanked the government for organising the forum, noting that it came at the appropriate time when farmers were warming up for the next farming season.

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Chineke me kwa r anyi ebere for this Abia State ooo!!!

Even in his policy statements,u can tell that d clown has no iota of idea what governance is all about;d case of abia under T.A. Is dat of doom

This programme is only but the political elites,not for poors. even but peasant and commercial agriculture is doing well in abia state.

This is another program by Thief Orji to siphone govt money into his private acct.This man does not have the welfare of Abians in mind.He doesnt care for the suffering Abians.This is a man who has decided not to wok d bad roads in Aba because according to him Aba pple did nt vote for him in d last electn.He had to rig d electns in Aba to win.

wow! great idea, hope it work for the good of abians, bravo for this initiative

@ ReachRich, Shut up your mouth goat like you
i can see that you are the type who use to sleep with sugar mummy around but i hav tried my
best to get you informed so if you like go carry the HIV/AIDS, thanks the good people of Abians

Other states should also follow suit.

Na for only radio,tv,newspaper we dey hear these ones.

That na d way foward to deceive people

Abia is on the match again, Its good to know that things are changing for good in Abia. I wish him well

Another "TO" propaganda

I'm surprised this fool sounds convincing to some people.

thief orji image makers on the prowl in NL

people of little faith should accept and believe in abia state governor, I really he is a good man. the governor policies so far are geared towards empowering his people.

No comment. We don tire for This Abia issue.