Gombe Gov inaugurates committee on fertilizer sales, distribution
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has inaugurated fertilizer sales and distribution Committee.
Inaugurating the seven man committee chaired by Alhassan Mohammed Fawu on behalf of the Governor, the Secretary to the State Government Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi charged members to live up to expectations considering the importance of the assignment.
The Governor who attributed the delay in procurement and distribution of the commodity to certain government control policies, urged the committee to commence work immediately.
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He said, “the committee is directed to immediately take over the 120 trucks of fertilizer for onward sale to genuine farmers in all the 114 electoral wards of the state.”
He further directed that the commodity must be sold at government approved price.
Yahaya further explained that it has been his administration’s policy to deliver such important farm input on time for benefit of end users, calling on the committee to do everything possible to speed up the sales and distribution exercise.
Responding on behalf of the Committee the chairman a seasoned agriculturist Alhassan Mohammed Fawu, lauded government for identifying them and saddling them with the task assuring that they would discharge their mandate dispassionately targeting real end users of the commodity.
Periscope Nigeria recalls that Governor Yahaya recently flagged off fertilizer sales and distribution at Dukkul in Funakaye local government area, followed by the constitution of the State, local government and ward distribution committees.
Joshua Danmalam, Information Officer SSG’s Office.
