He made the call today at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi during a courtesy visit on him by a delegation from the Benue State Branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, led by its Controller, Abba Bulus Ibrahim.
He stated that his administration had recently constituted a committee to explore potential investment opportunities that could help develop the economy, pointing out that government would sensitize and encourage the people to venture into such areas that would improve their earnings. The CBN branch Controller, Abba Bulus Ibrahim stated that the bank was intensifying collaboration with relevant stakeholders to boost production, thereby reducing import bills and creating jobs along the value chain of ten major agricultural commodities including fishery.