Governor Samuel Ortom November 6 Harvesting Day

<p><em>Governor Samuel Ortom&comma; not leaving anything to chance has declared Friday&comma; November 6 as harvesting day in Benue State<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that Benue State&comma; reputed for its cultivation of yam&comma; cassava maize&comma; rice&comma; and a host of other crops&comma; is making a loud statement in harvesting this year&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;On account of this&comma; the State governor&comma; Samuel Ioraer Ortom&comma; conscious of the wholesome yields in 2020 has declared Friday&comma; November 6 a work-free day for civil servants&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The holiday&comma; according to OpenLife’s findings&comma; would enable civil servants the opportunity to harvest their farm produce&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In a statement signed by Mrs Ngunan Addingi the state Commissioner for Information&comma; Culture and Tourism&comma; the State government has &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Declared Fridays as work-free days is to improve food security in the state&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;However&comma; the work-free days which spans November 6 to January 29&comma; 2021&comma; but normal weekly work schedule will resume on February 5&comma; 2021&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Governor Samuel <strong>Ortom<&sol;strong> has been consistent in the pursuit of the State&&num;8217&semi;s agricultural potential as the food basket of Nigeria<&sol;p>&NewLine;