Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has begun the process of reviving the Songhai farms abandoned in Bunu community, Tai Local Government Area of the
, has begun the process of reviving the Songhai farms abandoned in Bunu community, Tai Local Government Area of the state.
Fubara explained was following a decision at the last National Economic Council meeting where discussions were held on the need for diversification of the economy to cushion the current economic hardship. He said: “As I leave here now, we are going to bring in all the stakeholders to discuss the way forward. What I am seeing here will require long-term planning and going back to the site to reinstate the installed facilities that have become desolate.“The state government would not just do that, we will bring in people who have the strength and commitment to partnering with us to bring back this place to life.
He said that the project was based on a self-driven zero-waste model and had the potential to promote economic development in the state, especially in the area of food sufficiency.
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