By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab
In a bid to ensure food sufficiency in the state, Member representing Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency, Danladi Sulaiman Aguye, has distributed 600 bags of fertilizer to farmers in his constituency.
Speaking at the distribution ceremony in Lokoja on Sunday, the Chairman, Lokoja LGA, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu, who represented the lawmaker, said the gesture was a way to offer a helping hand to famers who do not have the funds to purchase the commodity.
He said, “Today, I am inaugurating the distribution of one trailer of NPK fertilizer to farmers in my constituency.
“Each of the two Local Government Areas under the Constituency will get three hundred bags the fertilizer. About 160 cartons of herbicides and insecticides will also be distributed.
“I am calling on everyone who has the resources, to bridge the gap, come together and work in unity to benefit the ordinary man. The price of fertilizer is exorbitant for farmers, so this is my support to them in order to ensure food sufficiency in the state.
“I also want to urge all residents of the Constituency to continue to live in peace with one another so that our farmers will not face any form of challenges as they carry out their farming activities.”
Earlier in his speech, member representing, Lokoja 1 State Constituency, Hon. Shehu Tijjani Ebaiya, expressed gratitude to Aguye for complementing the efforts of the government to address the plights of the masses.
He called on other representatives and good-spirited individuals to support the developmental efforts of the state and the country.
“I am appealing that the fertilizer and other agricultural products should get to the farmers for optimum production. My advice to the beneficiaries is that they should not sell the commodity but rather utilize it to better their living conditions and ensure food sufficiency,” the lawmaker added.
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