Delta To Have Database For Co-operative Societies – Ossai
Hon. Chika Ossai
ASABA/Nigeria: Delta State government has commenced the process of recertification of all co-operative societies to enable it have a database which will ease policy formulation.
Commissioner for Trade and Investment in the state, Hon. Chika Ossai made the disclosure on Sunday September 15, 2019, in a chat with newsmen at Iselegu, Ndokwa East local government area of Delta State.
According to him, co-operative societies are very important in the life of the people and our Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa is interested in the welfare of the people.
“At present, we have more than 40, 000 cooperative societies but, the recertification will help us know the healthy ones, assist us in knowing the ones that are truly functional for us to have a database which at a glance, will tell us the state of the cooperative societies.
“Co-operative societies are very important to the socio-economic life of our people and they have to be strengthened because, Governor Okowa is interested in building strong institutions and you are aware that most micro-credit programmes can only be accessed through co-operative societies,” Hon. Ossai said.
He observed that the co-operative societies welcomed the recertification programme.
