The member representing Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency Hon Mansur Manu Soro has flagged off distribution of 2,500 bags of assorted fertilizer to farmers in his constituency.
Speaking during the distribution held in Sade town, Darazo Local Government, Manu Soro said that the intervention is to support food production and economic development adding that Darazo and Ganjuwa is rural constituency where 95 percent of the it’s population are farmers, “It becomes imperative upon us to take deliberate steps to intervene in this most critical sector of the economy.”
The lawmaker explained that the fertilizer are given out free of charge to the people, adding that a standing committee is going from ward to ward to ensure that all the selected beneficiaries from the 22 Electoral Wards in the Darazo/Ganjuwa federal constituency received the commodity.
Beneficiaries of the free fertilizer include farmers drawn from traditional rulers, religious leaders, women and youth groups, cooperative societies, road transport workers and motorcycle group as well as politicians.
Manu Soro pointing out that the intervention would be a continues process because his constituents were predominantly farmers in agrarian community, “We started this intervention in 2021 with the provision of tractor, 2,500 bags of fertiliser, 1,000 pumping machines and spraying machines.
We have subsequently done it in 2022 and current year 2023. Insha Allah we shall do it again, perhaps in a very bigger way, in 2024. it has become incumbent upon us to sustain this.”
Responding, District Head of Sade, Malam Musa Isah Ibrahim described the gesture as timely and crutial particularly with the current austere economic hardship associated with the hike of pump price of fuel that placed ordinary people in a difficult condition which prevent many farmers the opportunity to buy the fertilizer in the market.
The traditional ruler thanked the lawmaker for the intervention and other continues support to the people in his domain, saying, “this free fertilizer is a saving grace not only to the farmers but also the 25 village heads under the district that benefited from the gesture.”
Attached herewith are pictures from the distribution of fertilizer held in Sade town by the lawmaker.
