By Nneka Nwogwugwu
Delta State Government has approved N250 million for the 2021 cassava development programme.
The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu said this while briefing journalists after the State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday.
The cassava development programme will be anchored by the State’s Ministry of Agriculture, Vanguard reports.
Aniagwu also revealed that the State Government would revoke the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) of any land in the proposed Asaba Industrial Estate that is not used for the right purpose for which it was allocated.
The Information Commissioner added that the Excos approved the reconstruction of the Asaba Abattoir to a modern status, stressing that the Governor had directed the Ministry of Agriculture to synergise with council chairmen to ascertain the state of abattoirs across the state.
Other issues discussed during the executive meeting is the approval of the status support on the Asaba Industrial Estate.
Aniagwu informed that the approval has been given, adding that in giving the approval, Exco examined the status of land that had been allocated to a number of industrialists previously.
He explained that the essence of the status support was to ensure that the allocations fall in line with the government’s desire to have a functional industrial estate, saying that those who may have decided to deploy some of the land allocated to them to other uses would now realise that they have to use it for the proper purpose for which the land was allocated them.
He also noted that the Governor also directed the Health Commissioner, Dr Mordi Ononye to visit all government hospitals across the state to ascertain the state of facilities and personnel with a view to upgrading healthcare facilities where necessary.
