By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
Kogi state Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Tuesday restated his commitment to improve agricultural sector to attain food sufficiency and revenue generation in the state.
Governor Bello gave this assurance in a message to the inauguration of Kogi State Executive members of the AMANA Farmers and Grains Supplied Association of Nigeria (AFGSAN).
The Governor who was represented by the State Head of Service, Mrs Deborah Ogunmola said agriculture is one of the major priorities of the present administration noting that farmers in the state have been assisted with farm tools and other imputes in subsistence and mechanized level.
While congratulating the newly elected executive members of the group, the Governor promised to partner with them for the realisation of their objectives.
He further explained that his administration recorgnise the position of women in the society noting that the Party has mandated women to contest as Vice Chairman across the twenty one Local Government Area of the State.
In a remark, the national President of (AFGASAN), Alhaji Haruna Hamed said the Association which cut across the thirty six states in the federation has assisted farmers in both finance and modern farming technique to improve their yielding.
He said the state is suitable for both cassava and cashew production emphasising that efforts will be intensified towards improving production capacity.
In her contribution, an APC Chieftain from the Eastern Senatorial District of the State, Dr. Halima Alfa, said the Association with over eighteen millions members would continued to promote agriculture both national and international levels.
Also speaking at the occasion, the Ohinohi of Ebira Land, His Royal Majesty, Alhaji Ado Ibrahim who recalled that agriculture was the mainstay of the economy before the discovery of fossil fuels urged Nigerians to reverts to the old in order to tackle the realities of the century.
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