Governor Zulum Reaffirms Government Commitment To Agricultural Developmen

Babagana Zulum, Governor of Borno State, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to agricultural development in the state.

Zulum made this statement on Tuesday in Maiduguri during the Renewed Hope Initiative Women Agricultural Support Programme (RHI-WASP) flag-off ceremony.

RHI-WASP is an initiative spearheaded by the President’s wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to support women engaged in agricultural activities and contribute to the President’s food sufficiency agenda.

Zulum said: “Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, as you are aware, the Borno State Government has given top priority to the development of Agriculture in the state, and that is why concerted efforts are made to mobilise both human and material resources to boost agriculture in the state.”

He went on to say, “Towards this end, the state government has procured agricultural machinery and inputs such as tractors, chemicals, and fertilisers, among others.”

Governor Zulum also gave assurance of his continuous assistance to farmers in the state. He said, “This, I believe, will go a long way in enhancing the productivity of our farmers. The government is, therefore, poised to ensure that our farmers are assisted in every way to increase their agricultural productivity.

Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who was represented at the event by the Vice President’s wife, Nana Shettima, stated that the programme benefited approximately 220 women farmers and people with disabilities, with 120 women farmers and 20 from each of the six northeast states receiving N500,000 each and 100 people with disabilities from Borno State receiving N100,000.

She said: “Today, we are supporting twenty (20) women farmers per state in the Northeast zone with the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500,000) each,” adding that: “The draft cheque will be handed over to the first ladies of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe States who are also RHI State Coordinators for onward disbursement to all beneficiaries in their respective states. These farmers are those in the agricultural sector, animal husbandry, poultry and fish farming.”

Earlier in a goodwill message, the wife of Borno State Governor, Dr Falmata Zulum, expressed gratitude to the first lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for the gesture to support women in agriculture in the northeast and over 100 people with disabilities from Borno State.

The event was attended by Umar Kadafur, Deputy Governor of Borno; the wives of the governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe States; and Ali Bukar Dalori, APC Deputy National Chairman (North).