{"id":2535,"date":"2022-02-18T12:04:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T12:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=2535"},"modified":"2022-02-18T12:04:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T12:04:03","slug":"kogi-govt-to-handover-ejiba-rice-mill-to-private-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/kogi-govt-to-handover-ejiba-rice-mill-to-private-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"Kogi Govt to Handover Ejiba Rice Mill to Private Firm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2536\" src=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ejiba-Rice-mill-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The Kogi State Government said it has resolved to concession the N4billion Ejiba Rice Mill to a competent firm that can effectively manage it.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The State Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Asiwaju Idris disclosed this on Friday as part of decorations the resolutions of the third economic council meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The Rice Mill which was constructed by Governor Yahaya Bello is located at Omi Dam in Ejiba, Yagba West Local Government Area of the state, and claimed to produce 50 tonnes of rice per day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The economic council directed the contractor handling the rice mill project to hand it over to the Commissioner for Agriculture with immediate effect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, 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