The Hon. Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, CON, has announced plans by the federal government to recapitalize the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) to enhance food security by making food more accessible and affordable to Nigerians.
The Minister made this known when he received the Emir of Borgu, Barr. Mohammed Sani Haliru and his entourage who came on a courtesy visit to his office in Abuja recently.
Abdullahi pointed out that the government was reforming the Bank of Agriculture to better serve Nigerians.
According to him, “We are reforming the Bank of Agriculture to serve Nigerians. We are recapitalizing the Bank of Agriculture to make food accessible and affordable to Nigerians”.
“We must keep producing and keep producing food for Nigerians,” the Minister said.
He expressed his gratitude to the Emir for the visit and for his prayers, wishing him success in his role.
Abdullahi further assured that efforts were underway to intensify the development of various cluster farms in Borgu Kingdom.
He promised to continue representing the people of Borgu with truth and honesty in his duties.
In his remarks, the Emir expressed his support, stating that the visit was to show solidarity and offer prayers for the minister’s success.
“We are here to show our support to the minister physically so that all of you working with him will know that he has our prayers,” he said.
The Emir also expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for appointing one of Borgu’s sons as Minister of Agriculture at a crucial time, adding that, “Agriculture has become very necessary in Nigeria”.
He pointed out that “Fortunately, Borgu is a place that has the potentials if well tapped, in terms of agriculture can feed the nation. And that is why the Governor can boast that Niger State can feed the nation, Borgu also constitute the great percentage of the land to feed this nation”.
Sani Haliru, therefore, called on the Minister to give attention to the kingdom’s potential to feed the nation. “We know there are issues in terms of economic challenges. Once we diversify and support agriculture, these challenges will be a thing of the past”, he added.
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Marcus Ogunbiyi, FNSE, stated that he is highly honoured to be associated with the Emir of Borgu Kingdom and assured him that “the management of the Ministry are extremely competent to support your son to succeed, we have no business being here except he succeed”, he stated.
“Like I always tell my management staff that when the Ministers succeed, we have succeeded and when they fail, we have failed also and I know fully well that they will not fail”.
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