The Kaduna state governor, Nasiru El-Rufai has guaranteed the safety of farmers within the state. He assured farmers that the government would protect them from bandits who loot and distrupt farming activities.
He disclosed this during the rollout of seed distribution for farmers for the 2020 planting season by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, in Kaduna
“We are going to continue to make our farms safe for our people,” he stressed, adding that the government would wipe out the bandits to ensure the security of all citizens.
“We won’t talk to them, we are going to wipe them out by the grace of God through the combined operations of the Nigerian Air Force, Army and Police.
“We are working round the clock to ensure that these bandits are wiped out before the raining season advances,” he said.
El-Rufai noted that attention will be given to people of Igabi, Giwa, Birnin Gwari, Kajuru and Chuku local government areas, where the bandits operate often.
Speaking further, he commended the president, Muhammadu Buhari’s for implementing the agricultural policy, noting that it had succeeded in placing Nigeria on the path of self-sufficiency in many agricultural products such as rice, maize, and many others.
”I don’t know where Nigeria would have been amidst this coronavirus pandemic if we still needed to import food from abroad.
“We have seen the impact of Federal Government policies on rural income, a major contribution to security.
“Because when people have money in their pockets they tend to live in peace: so we must congratulate the federal ministry of agriculture and Mr President for the policy consistency in the agricultural sector from 2015 to date,” he said.
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