Friday 4 August 2017

Kwara Speaker Urges LG To Develop Agriculture


The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Ali Ahmad,  charged Local Government chairmen and workers in the country to do more in practical agricultural practices to discourage idleness and boost food security.

The speaker also charged electorate to vote for only local government chairmen with agricultural plans for their areas.

He said that the three hundred hectares farm, planted with soya beans was a commercial venture among members of the House, adding that it was also aimed to encourage diversification of non-oil export products.

He said that the members of the house secured an agricultural loan of forty million naira out of one billion naira agricultural loan for farmers in the state, adding that each member contributed about one point five million naira.

UCJ, UNILORIN.

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