By Louisa Tatey.
The State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has approved the reconstitution and inauguration of the newly constituted cocoa allocation committee.
Performing the inauguration on behalf of the Governor at 520 kola nut conference and event centre,the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Prof. Egrinya Eneji, stated that Government is determined to pull the State which is now ranked as the second best cocoa producing State in the Country, harness it's blooming potentials and position it to become the first and largest cocoa producer.
According to the Commissioner our cocoa estates which covers about ten thousand hectares, (10,000) and have become less productive due to over bearing pressure needs to be revamped for optimal result.
Prof.Eneji then charged the newly inaugurated committee to work assiduously towards moving the cocoa sub sector and indeed the entire agricultural sector to greater heights, by looking beyond personal and political consideration to ensure realisation of the set goals.
He then used the occasion to call on Crossriverians to be focused and think positively from the Agricultural perspective towards moving the State from over dependence on the federation allocation.
Ealier, the Permanent Secretary Rev. Unimniake Ugbe, express delight over the event, stating that constituting a new cocoa allocation committee is a positive step towards resuscitating the cocoa sector which our past leaders have always treasured as a gold mine for the State, adding that the introduction of cocoa allocation committee is to enable individuals, become part of the cocoa management concept.
Rev. Ugbe urged members of the allocation committee to work as a team, adhere to the terms of reference and ensure that cocoa remains a revenue yielding crop to the State.
Responding on behalf of the newly inaugurated Cocoa Allocation Committee, the Chairman of the Committee Mr. Collins Ogar, thanked the Government for the initiative which is aimed at r reviving not just the Cocoa sub Sector but the entire Agricultural Sector of the State.
Mr. Ogar promised to lead a team that will work within the limit of terms and reference to leave a remarkable legacy behind adding that new ideas will be introduced to the cocoa sub sector by following up all current developmental trends in the cocoa sector.
He promised that farmers will be carried along and all areas that have been downgraded will be renovated by the committee to move the cocoa sector forward.
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