Part of Governor Ben Ayade’s economic vision for Cross River State will be crystallised next week, when, on Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari commissions the multi-billion naira automated rice seed and seedlings factory in Calabar. The factory, according to a statement by Ayade’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita, is the first in Africa. “Cross River state government is happy to announce that President Buhari, will, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, commission our ultra-modern, fully automated rice seeds and seedlings factory in Calabar,” he said in the statement. Read more
Buhari to commission Africa’s 1st rice seedling factory in Calabar (SUN)
