CBN, State Govt. Pledge Support For Cotton Farmers In Ekiti - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
January 18, 2020
TheCentral Bank of Nigeria, CBN has assured members of National Cotton Associationof Nigeria, NACOTAN, Ekiti state chapter, of its financial assistance to enablethem embark on massive production of cotton in the state.
CBN’srepresentative, Olutayo Sowumi, gave the assurance at the inauguration of theRecovery of Cotton Outputs for 2019/2020 planting season under the CBN andNACOTAN Anchor’s Borrower programme in Ekiti State.
Hesaid that the apex bank management was delighted with the conduct and hard workof the NACOTAN members for maximizing the scheme in the State.
GovernorKayode Fayemi of Ekiti, represented by the Commissioner of Agriculture andRural Development, Folorunso Olabode, said that his government was determinedto support NACOTAN to nurture and sustain the production of cotton in thestate.
Also,the State’s association chairman, Michael Olorunfemi, assured the Federal andState government that they were determined to work hard to produce cotton toboost the State and the nation economy in general.