Mr Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has assured farmers in Kebbi that 250,000 millionaire farmers will be created in the state by the end of 2017.
Emefiele gave the assurance when he visited the WACOT Rice Factory in Argungu on Thursday.
“I was told by a permanent secretary that 88,000 millionaires had been created through rice and agricultural revolution.
“I am assuring you that by the end of this year, 200,000 to 250,000 farmer millionaires will be created through the revolution,” he said.
He also assured farmers in the state that government would buy off whatever quantity of rice they were able to produce.
Emefiele commended the Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Sama’ila Mere, for providing land for the company and for his desire to stimulate agricultural revolution in the country.
He, however, called on other royal fathers to emulate the…
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