by By Elijah Ugani
The Founder/Coordinator of YOBOO, Mr. Jude Agaji has stated that the main objective of initiating YOBOO was/is to harness the collective interest vested on the people to promote peace and unity geared towards emancipation and self reliance while promoting the rich sociocultural heritage of the people.
YOBOO, is an acronym for Yala, Ogoja, Bekwarra, Obudu and Obanliku Local Government Areas of northern Cross River State.
Speaking with The Lumine News, Mr. Agaji noted that YOBOO has the potentials to become the leading Commerce and Tourism destination in the Southeast and South south geopolitical zones.
His words “YOBOO has the potentials to become the leading Commerce and Tourism destination in the Southeast and South south geopolitical zones.
“It is our desire to undertake massive agric – commerce value chain and tourism drive, using our rich agricultural products.
“It is also our desire to initiate the one man, one hectare project to reinvigorate diversification through the speedy return to agriculture.
“This approach is projected to guarantee steady supply of raw materials to sustain the agric value chain, the off takers, the processing, packaging and branding to the distribution of finished products, the YOBOO way”
Speaking further, the Initiator of the YOBOO project used the opportunity to call on all sons and daughters of Northern cross river extraction to consider supporting this great initiative irrespective of who initiated the YOBOO idea, but the impacts it will create, through intellectual research on the origin, substance, livelihood and the rich sociocultural potentials of the five Local Governments that made up northern cross river.
He also disclosed that YOBOO maiden edition was held on the 20th September, 2016 with a road walk/show from FCE Obudu to Utugwang market in Obudu Local Government Area.
