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Babagana Zulum, has announced a petrol subsidy for farmers in the state.
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He declared that the state government would procure petroleum products and sell them to farmers at a subsidised rate of N600 per litre,
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The governor distributed farm inputs, including 2000 bags of blended NPK fertiliser, 1000 units of water pumps.
In a bid to alleviate the financial burdens faced by farmers in communities ravaged by insurgency, Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has announced a petrol subsidy for farmers in the state.
The governor declared that the state government would procure petroleum products and sell them to farmers at a subsidised rate of N600 per litre, a reduction from the current market price of N1,000 to N1,200 per litre in Maiduguri.
Zulum made this announcement on Friday during the flagged-off distribution of farm inputs to over 5,000 farmers displaced by Boko Haram insurgents in Bama town.
“One of the major challenges that are facing the farming communities here as regards irrigation farming is the increasing cost of fuel,” Zulum stated.
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The governor distributed farm inputs, including 2000 bags of blended NPK fertiliser, 1000 units of water pumps, and 620 units of gasoline pumps, among other items.
He expressed gratitude to the federal government for its support in reconstructing and resettling communities affected by insurgency.
The Commissioner for Agriculture will work with the Brigade Commander to ensure the delivery of petroleum products to farmers in Bama town as soon as possible.
Reason Why Some People Do Not Want Boko Haram To End – Gov Zulum
Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum has alleged that some people do not want the nefarious activities of Boko Haram to end because they are benefitting from it.
Zulum, who disclosed this in an interview with BBC Hausa, lamented how some people, whom he claimed were profiting from the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast region and Chad, were scuttling the fight against it.
