Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Bornu State has
announced plans to reduce the price of petrol for select farmers in the state.
Zulum made the announcement while speaking in Bama
town on yesterday January 3rd, 2025. The governor revealed that the state
government will subsidize the cost of petrol to farmers in communities affected
by the insurgency.
According to him, a litre of petrol which sells
between N1,000 and N1,200 in Maiduguri will be subsidized to the farmers for
N600.
This initiative is aimed at supporting farmers who
have been displaced by Boko Haram insurgents and are struggling to recover.
Governor Zulum stressed that a similar initiative
implemented in Damasak, Mobar Local Government Area, last year has
significantly increased food production and improved livelihoods.
His said:“One of the major challenges that are facing
the farming communities here as regards irrigation farming is the increasing
cost of fuel, as a result, I want to announce to the general public that the
government will procure petroleum products and sell them to the farmers at a
subsided rate, a litre of petrol is being sold in Maiduguri at the cost of
about N1,200 but in sha Allah, henceforth for irrigation farmers this season a
litre of petrol will be sold at the rate of N600.”
He added that: “The Commissioner for Agriculture will
work with the Brigade Commander to ensure the delivery of the petroleum
products to farmers in Bama town as soon as possible.”
The governor also distributed farm inputs to over
5,000 farmers, including 2000 bags of blended NPK fertiliser, 1000 units of
water pumps, and 620 units of gasoline pumps.
Other materials include 380 units of solar water
pumps, 1000 units of sprayers, 800 rolls of 2-inch flexible hose, and 1000
litres of pesticides and seeds, among other items.
Comments:
Leave a Reply