The When In Need Foundation (WIN) an American-based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has begins distribution of seedlings to Kaduna and Imo states communities as part of its Nigeria First Food Security Sustainable Program for Year 2022.
The communities were issued with letters of offer on Thursday in Abuja and were received by both traditional rulers from Kaduna and Imo states.
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Speaking during the flag off the exercise, tagged ‘Nigeria First Food Security Sustainable Programme’, the chief executive officer of WIN, Dr. Chetachi E. Dikko, said she left the US for Nigeria because she always wanted to put a smile on the faces of the people in their immediate communities.
Chetachi, said that for Nigeria to achieve food security, well-meaning people must help the downtrodden.
She said, “For Nigeria to achieve it is goal on food security, we must start helping the farmers at the grass roots,” Chetachi said adding that everyone should contribute in food production. We can get somewhere if we keep supporting the local farmers. That is the only way we can achieve food security.
“We can’t stop helping people because of insecurity. If we are afraid of insecurity, we can’t help one another. Everyone should not be afraid. We must be our brothers’ keeper.
“We are targeting those with food shortage, the poor and the orphans. We have allowed the communities to choose the kind of crops they want, based on their comparative advantage. So, the flag off program today is not political, we just want to help and support the efforts of the communities at ensuring food security.”
On his part, Chetachi’s husband, who is also a member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly and vying for the Kaduna South Senate seat, Dr. Samson Dikko, expressed joy his wife loves humanity, pledging to support all her programs.
He said, “If you don’t love God, you won’t love humanity. I am happy with what my wife is doing to humanity and I will always support her. Southern Kaduna will fight hunger and say goodbye to hunger.
“Part of the insecurity problems we have in the country is as a result of hunger. Hunger is causing insecurity because it is a survival of the fittest,” he said adding that he will support his wife to continue with the humanitarian work.
The representative of the Kpop Ham, Elder Buba Yero, said since Chetachi came to Nigeria, she has been fighting hunger through the provision of seedlings for the people and that his Chiefdom have chosen rice and maize seedlings from the NGO for the 2022 farming season.
Also speaking, the Agwam Takad, Chief Tobias Wada, said with what Chetachi is doing in the country, women should be supported to lead the country.
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