PATRICK ABANG, Calabar –
The National President of Rubber Producers, Processers Marketers Associations of Nigeria (NARPPMAN) on Monday pledged to regain the lost glory of rubber industry in Cross River State.
The National President of NARPPMAN, Mr. Igbinosun Idowu made the pledge in Calabar during a media briefing to Mark 2021 Rubber Week in Cross River State.
Mr. Idowu said rubber all over the world play key roles in the economic development of any Nation especially in Cross River where rubber was used in paying workers salaries.
He further disclosed that NARPPMAN was out to revamp the rubber sector in the state through workshop, sensitization and advocacy.
Also speaking, the State Chairman of NARPPMAN, Umo Inameti said this is the first edition of Rubber Week in the state .
He noted that part of the activities to mark the Rubber Week in the state – include a courtesy call on the Governor Ben Ayade as well as organizing a workshop and advocacy on rubber.
He said NARPPMAN in the State is expecting no less than 30,000 hecters of land from the State government for rubber plantations.
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