The National President of National Rubber Producers, Processors and Marketers Assosiation of Nigeria, (NARPPMAN), Prince Igbinosun Idowu made this known in Lokoja, Kogi State over the weekend during the inauguration of the Kogi State chapter. He noted that the project will employed 640,000 people directly involved in the plantation project. “In Kogi State, the ten-year project will cost the sum of over eight billion naira to plant 5000 hectares, this project will employ 15,000 people directly involved in the farming activities and 25 others on direct contract and service provision. The newly inaugurated Kogi State chapter has Dr. Adebayo Festus as chairman, Edwin Okolo as vice chairman, Kolawole Adebayo as General Secretary, while Kolawole Solomon is the Auditor 1. Umar Salihu Hajarat as Financial secretary, Musa Dauda Public Relation Officer 1 and Aworo Babatunde as Public Relation officer 2.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 24, 2021 12:11 UTC