By Ifeanyi Olannye
Asaba, Jan. 12, 2021 Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa has injected N8 billion sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria into the Agro-Industrial Park project in Aboh-Ogwashi in Aniocha South Local Government Area.
Mr Charles Aniagwu, the state Commissioner for Information, said this on Tuesday during an inspection tour of the project.
He added that the project partners were also coming in with their resources to fund and develop the park.
According to him, the agro-industrial park will be a catalyst for economic transformation in the state as it is a strong commitment of Okowa’s administration to grow a Delta economy not dependent on oil.
ASABA – Delta State Government on Tuesday said the Agro-Industrial Park being established in Aboh-Ogwashi in Aniocha South Local Government Area would be a catalyst for economic transformation in the state.
The Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr Charles Aniagwu, stated this during an inspection tour of the project, and said that it was a strong commitment of Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa’s administration to grow a Delta economy not dependent on oil.
According to Aniagwu who said that the Park would provide agro-processing value-chain services to farmers in the state, Delta has been known for oil but we have also said that this is the time to move beyond oil and that it is not going to be mere rhetorics.