Ebonyi State government under the leadership of His Excellency Rt. Honourable Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru said his administration are fully prepared to give out every support to the rural farmers in the State, adding that rural farmers should be reorganised based on their contribution in the society.
The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mrs. Nkechinyere Iyioku made this known why interacting with newsmen in her office at Ochudo Centenary City, in Abakaliki the state capital on Thursday.
She disclosed that she is also in line with the Governor’s Initiative that has earlier given his assurance to farmers, adding that her office is fully opened to give same support to farmers, mostly those in the rural areas which are known as the grass root farmers.
Iyioku stated that very soon the state government will start distributing farming input materials of any kind through her Ministry, assuring that if it reaches to her office, either from the state or federal government none of the real farmers will be left behind when distributing.
The Commissioner added that every farmer will receive his or her materials including the livestock farmers.
The materials will be shared accordingly to every deserving farmer in the state but not to only party members as it usually the case, she said.
Iyioku charged members of the public to go into mechanize farming because, according to her, farming is the only way one can pay attention to, in order to survive in the present hardship society are currently facing.
She thank the state Governor Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru for carrying her Ministry along in his campaign mandate and promised that she will not disappoint the Governor who appointed her the Commissioner.
