139th Executive Council Meeting: Gov. Diri restates commitment to Agriculture
.... Says loans taken will be accounted for
...thanks Bayelsans for support
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has restated the commitment of the prosperity government on Agriculture, stating that his desire was to see Bayelsans get involved in commercial agriculture.
Governor Diri made the statement at the 139th State executive council meeting in government house, Yenagoa.
The governor however directed the Honorable commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources to follow up on the loans taken by Bayelsans last year for Agriculture.
I'm aware the tractors donated by the South Korean government are already on their way. I'm also aware that the Rice mill is also on the way, and that will be our take-off, because i want people to get involved in commercial agriculture.
We have brought the best hand to be commissioner of Agriculture. Let me use this opportunity to ask for the Agriculture loans that were taken last year. We want to know what they have their monies for, because they were not given to them free.
That culture of taking money for agriculture purposes and using it for something else must stop. I don't want anybody to think that the state government collected loans and didn't do anything with it. They should know that we gave the money to farmers.
The people will continue to be the centerpiece of our government, and we will continue to do only that which the people of Bayelsa State expects us to do.
As a government, we want to appreciate the understanding and support of our people. We want to acknowledge all that you have done in having a peaceful state, and to ensure that our state is not thrown into crisis and chaos," governor Diri stated.
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