{"id":68210,"date":"2019-08-06T19:31:54","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T18:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=68210"},"modified":"2019-08-06T19:31:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T18:31:54","slug":"industrialization-ayade-deserves-nobel-prize-donald-duke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/industrialization-ayade-deserves-nobel-prize-donald-duke\/","title":{"rendered":"Industrialization: Ayade deserves Nobel Prize -Donald Duke"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nGovernor Ben Ayade of Cross River State deserves a Nobel Prize for his
\nindustrialization exploits, so says a former governor of the state, Mr.
\nDonald Duke.<\/p>\n

Duke stated this while speaking with newsmen in Calabar shortly after a
\ntour of factories at the Ayade Industrial Park.<\/p>\n

The former governor, who said he was stunned by the amazing
\nindustrialization feats of Ayade, wondered how the governor was able to
\nrecord such feat in spite of the state’s huge debt profile.<\/p>\n

“I know the debt profile of the state, the income and investment that
\nare required here. Actually, I am very impressed and I want to encourage
\nhim (Ayade) because if he succeeds, all of us will succeed and if he
\ndoesn’t succeed, all of us have not succeeded, but we must ensure that
\nour leaders succeed because we are the beneficiaries of that success,”
\nDuke noted.<\/p>\n

On the rice seeds and seedlings factory, the former governor remarked:
\n“This rice facility, from what I have been told and what I have seen
\nhere, it can enable the entire West Africa sub-region to be self
\nsufficient in rice. If that was all Ayade did, he has every right to
\nbeat his chest. If all he did was to ensure that the entire sub-region
\nof West Africa is self sustaining in rice production, he will deserve a
\nNobel Prize for that.”<\/p>\n

Wondering how Ayade was able to perform the financial magic to establish
\nindustries in almost every local government area, Duke asked
\nrhetorically: “How are you funding all these projects? I have a good
\nidea of the state resources and it doesn’t add up, so there is something
\nyou (Ayade) are doing that we don’t know.”<\/p>\n

He maintained that the rice seedlings facility “will make Cross River by
\nfar the largest producer of rice in the entire West Africa, as the state
\nhas land which is arable, so, we need to get our citizens into rice
\nproduction. My encouragement is just keep on doing it, don’t stop.”<\/p>\n

Describing the factories as amazing, Duke said: “There is a
\npharmaceutical company, Noodles factory, power plant, among others with
\na lot of work put in place which has brought spread, so Ayade deserves
\nkudos for these. There is always cynicism and criticism of government,
\nbut let’s call a spade a spade, there is no amount of money that a state
\ngenerates that can sustain what you (Ayade) have done here.”<\/p>\n

The former governor who recalled his speech at the Vanguard Newspapers
\naward which honoured Ayade with an award of excellence said: “Yes, I
\nsaid that Ayade will leave this state stupefied. He is living up to the
\nbilling, and I said when he leaves the state, he will have people
\nconfused and I think he is living true to my words.”<\/p>\n

The former governor advised the people of the state to take advantage of
\nthe state’s rice revolution and “get involved in rice farming, even if
\nit is two or three hectares, do it as it will augment our income.
\n“They call us public or civil service state, but public servants can
\ntake part in agriculture, it is allowed and encouraged.”<\/p>\n

On the sustainability of the various projects initiated by Ayade, the
\nformer governor advocated for the privatization of the industries.<\/p>\n

His words: “What I see here is an attempt to jumpstart\u00a0 industries in
\nour state. Government is not equipped to run these, we need to privatise
\nit as soon as it is mature. Privatise it for sustainability, we
\nshouldn’t be shy of privatisation.<\/p>\n

“The important thing is that the industries are in our state and we are
\nthe direct beneficiaries. You don’t need to own what is not working. I
\nwant to encourage Ayade to work towards the privatisation of the plants
\nso that by the time he leaves office, it is totally off government hands
\nand that is also preparing a clean slate for the next administration to
\nwork in other areas. Please introduce total private sector management.”<\/p>\n

Responding, Ayade thanked Duke for his kind words, noting that “this for
\nme is a call to do more. The only people who can criticise me are
\nGovernors Duke and Imoke, because they have sat there, they feel it and
\nknow it.”<\/p>\n

Continuing, Ayade said: “Like Duke said, he knows the income and
\nchallenges of the state and knows that the income cannot do the much we
\nhave done. I want to thank Duke for his time, energy, commitment and
\ngoodwill towards the state.”<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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