Niger Delta
Green Money Initiative: CRSG Seeks Partnership With Nigerian Legion
The Cross River State Government yesterday charged the Nigerian Legion operating in Cross River State to partner with the state government in the area of Green Money initiative initiated by the administration of Prof. Ben Ayade to boost revenue drive to boost agricultural produce in Cross River State.
The Cross River State Commissioner for Information and Orientation,Comrade Asu Okang, gave the charge while speaking at the 2020 Armed Forces Remembrance Day which took place at the Millennium Park (Cenotaph) Calabar.
The commissioner stressed that the G-Money initiative is not just for indigenes of the state alone but for all residents of the state and the government has recently incorporated an agricultural company, the Cross River State Agricultural Development Company to drive the project in the state.
Okang urged the Legion and widows of lost heroes to avail themselves of opportunity of taking advantage of the ongoing recruitment into the company so as to maximise the vast agricultural potentials which Cross River State is endowed with.
In his words Okang said, “Today we are we are talking about G-Money and Ayade’s G money is not just for indigent Cross Riverians but it’s for everybody.
“His Excellency the governor has approved the immediate employment of staff of the Cross River State Agricultural Development Company, that does not preclude non-indigenes but it includes everybody, for men and women of the Nigerian Legion, for widows of the lost heroes, we expect that they will take advantage of the agricultural programs of the state government and maximize the opportunities available in the agricultural sector .
“We are going to have the largest feed mill in the whole of Africa, the technology is second to none and you can’t find it elsewhere in Africa. We have a wide expanse of land over 33, 000 square meters which means its not just available for indigenes alone but also to none-indigenes.
“So we are calling on members of the Nigerian Legion to partner with the Cross River State Agricultural Development Company which has just been incorporated to take advantage of the Green money that the governor is bringing to bear in the area of agriculture”.
The information commissioner calls for sober reflection from Nigerians across board and solicited for more attention which according to him is necessary to the families of the lost heroes who paid the supreme prize for the peace of the nation.
He said ,”Colourful and beautiful as the event looks, it calls for sober reflection. Today you find Nigerians from all over gathered together to remember our brothers and sisters who paid the supreme price and died for the peace of this nation.
“So if you look at the background, you will find the colour and the beautiful parade but for us, this should tell us something that for us as a nation we must be very sensitive to the plight and the yearnings, aspirations and sufferings of those these gallant soldiers left behind.
“We call on all Nigerians to give maximum support to the families of these soldiers and also having at the back of our minds the sacrifices they made for the country”.
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