From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
Minster of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development on Thursday flagged off the distribution of 19, 508 bags of fertilisers to farmers affected by 2018 flooding in five LGAs of Kogi State.
In her brief remarks, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, the Minister of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, during the Flag off ceremony in Lokoja, said the bags of fertilizer would be distributed by the ministry through National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to farmers to cushion the effect of the 2018 flooding that occurred in Kogi State and other States of the federation.
”Today, we are here to flag-off the distribution of about 19, 508 bags of fertilizers on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari to be distributed to the affected farmers in five Local Government Areas of Kogi State.
The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Hon. Edward David Onoja, who flagged off the distribution on behalf of the Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, commended President Muhammadu Buhari, for the great gesture through the relevant ministries, departments and agencies of the federal government.
He promised that the fertilizers would be effectively utilised and distributed accordingly as specified by the minister in the affected five LGAs.
Also flagged off, was the roll out of Agricultural inputs to be distributed to Kogi farmers and nationwide as parts of the Federal Government’s palliatives against the effects of Covid-19 pandemic.
In his remarks, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alh. Muhammed Sabo Nanono, said the agricultural inputs was parts of the federal government’s palliatives to cushion the effects of Covid-19 pandemic on food and nutrition, and security of the nation.
The Minister urged the beneficiaries to use the agricultural inputs judiciously to make food abundantly available in the country in order to defeat the negative impacts of Covid-19 co in the country.
Also present at the occasion was the Director General of NEMA, Air Vice Marshal Muhammadu Muhammed rtd, officials of both the Ministries of Agriculture and Humanitarian Affairs.
