Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River, Mr. Odey Ochicha, has promised to rescue the state from its indebtedness and reliance on federal allocation to an economically viable one.
Odey, in an interview in Calabar on Monday, said if elected, he has the capacity to transform the state’s economic fortunes through agriculture.
He said the current debt burden of the state would not deter him from partnering with others to get it in the league of most developed states in the country.
Ochicha said Nigeria required visionary leaders and philosophers whose style would be spiced with what he termed character, charisma, competence, credibility, courage, commitment and service.
He said, “Our dear state is the third most indebted in the federation after Bayelsa and Lagos. It is already experiencing considerable difficulties in paying workers monthly salaries. That is why one of our four cardinal programmes is to rescue the state’s economy.
“Rather than wait for allocations from the federal government, if voted into office, we shall urgently mobilize our people to focus on agriculture with emphasis on plantation agriculture.
“We shall create an enabling environment for the extensive cultivation, processing and aggressive marketing of four cash crops namely cocoa, oil palm, cassava and rice. This, we shall do, not only to earn revenue for the state but also to create jobs for hundreds of thousands of our citizens.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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