Bayelsa State Government has denied that the state operates a mono-product economy.
Bayelsa is abundantly blessed with natural resources, including fish and fertile land that can yield rice, palm oil, plantain, and a variety of other crops in commercial sizes, according to the government.
Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, the Deputy Governor of the state, made the statement during a courtesy visit on Government House, Yenagoa, on Thursday by a team from NEXIM Bank, which was led by Soni Oseghale, South-South Regional Head of the bank.
Ewhrudjakpo stated that the state government is willing to partner with the Nigerian Export-Import Bank to enable it to tap into the state’s non-oil and gas potentials for export.
He stated that the goals of the bank are in alignment with Governor Douye Diri’s Assured Prosperity Agenda.
The Deputy Governor pointed out that the state has a comparative advantage in fisheries and aquaculture and appealed to NEXIM Bank to use its vast experience and expertise to empower Bayelsa to fully explore its natural resources for export.
Earlier, Oseghale informed the team that they were in Bayelsa to liase with the state government with a view to discovering non-oil assets found in commercial quantities which could be tapped and exported.
