Na wah o! Niger State Government don knack Federal Government with beta gist wey go jam farmers dem for better life.
Dem don give Certificate of Occupancy for Sustainable Integrated Productive Communities programme, wey get plan to make agriculture and housing dey relate like sweet and bitter leaf.
No be joke, as dem sign MoU wey go mix mass housing, farms, renewable energy and business jam together as one. E go turn farm life wey dey dull into jolly life! Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, talk say this no be just housing scheme, but proper plan wey go fit help farmers dem like never before.
She yarn say insecurity, urban migration and poor roads dey hold farmers back, but this programme go tackle all these wahala wey dey disturb them. “When farmers dey settle well, dem go fit sabi do agriculture beta, no be say dem go dey struggle everywhere,” she talk.
The initiative go bring farmers closer to markets, processing centers, and storage places. All dis one go make dem sabi how to reduce wastage and boost their profits well well.
Chai! The ministry go use wetin dem get well. MoU no be small thing, e mean say Niger State dey ready for public-private partnership wey go change the food game for good. Doris no forget to mention say dem go set renewable energy solutions wey go dey help all these farming activities.
For the event, Governor Mohammed Bago talk say this project go bring revolution wey go touch agriculture, livestock and security for Nigeria. E dey reason say out of 8.4 million hectares of land, dem fit give away three million hectares to investors. Chai! That one dey bold!
Bago no stop there, him talk say dem go give each local government 10 tractors and two combined harvesters. Dis one go help farmers to produce better and live beta life.
As if no be enough, Armstrong Takang, di Managing Director of MOFI, come drop serious gist. Him talk say dem dey plan to turn ugly lands wey no dey produce anything into beautiful communities wey go give people work.
He ask, “Why we no go sabi turn dis land dem wey dey idle into productive areas wey go provide livelihoods for people?” Na correct question wey touch heart, as dis initiative fit save many from dey rush enter big cities wey full everywhere.
PUNCH Online don report say Niger State offer 100,000 hectares of land for dis beta mass housing and agricultural scheme. Dis gree go support food security and rural livelihood dey grow well well.
Governor Bago yarn say affordability dey key for sustainability, and dem dey committed to make sure say dis project work. E no be small matter as the MoU don officially put Niger State as oga for dis initiative wey go mix mass housing with farming, energy and rural development.
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