Zulum
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Prof Babagana Umara Zulum, Governor of Borno State, has announced plans to subsidise the price of petrol and sell at N600 per litre to select farmers in the state.
Zulum on Friday explained while speaking in his government would reduce the cost of petrol from between N1,000 and N1,200 in Maiduguri to N600 per litre for farmers in communities affected by the insurgency.
He said the initiative is geared towards supporting displaced farmers, who are victims of Boko Haram insurgency and are struggling to recover.
The governor recollected that when a similar initiative was implemented in Damasak, Mobar Local Government Area, last year, it increased food production and improved livelihoods significantly.
“One of the major challenges that are facing the farming communities here as regards irrigation farming is the increasing cost of fuel,” the governor noted
“As a result, I want to announce to the general public that the government will procure petroleum products and sell them to the farmers at a subsided rate, a litre of petrol is being sold in Maiduguri at the cost of about N1,200 but in sha Allah, henceforth for irrigation farmers this season a litre of petrol will be sold at the rate of N600.
“The Commissioner for Agriculture will work with the Brigade Commander to ensure the delivery of the petroleum products to farmers in Bama town as soon as possible.”
Additionally, Zulum distributed farm inputs, including 2000 bags of blended NPK fertiliser, 1000 units of water pumps, and 620 units of gasoline pumps. Other materials include 380 units of solar water pumps, 1000 units of sprayers, 800 rolls of 2-inch flexible hose, and 1000 litres of pesticides and seeds, among other items to over 5,000 farmers.
