The Rivers Government says it will turn around the agricultural sector to create jobs for its citizens.

The State’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Mrs Onimim Jacks, said this in Port Harcourt on Wednesday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

He said the state government would also utilise the state`s agricultural resources to create wealth for the populace.

The commissioner opined that government would explore other economic sectors in a bid to cushion the effects of the dwindling resources from the oil and gas sector.

According to her, the state has about 40 small and three large fish farms, which were given out to private operators to manage.

Jacks, however, expressed regrets that some of the fish farms are not functioning, adding that the state government was looking into the matter.

The commissioner noted that the private operators of the farms were giving various excuses for their inability to manage the farms properly.

She explained that only about 10 per cent of the farms were functioning and described the development as unacceptable to government.