House Committee Chairman on Human Rights Distributes Fertilisers to Farmers in Constituency
Ranking Member House of Representatives, Abiola Peter Makinde, Chairman of the House of Representatives Human Rights Committee on Sunday 22nd September, 2024, distributed 600 bags of fertilizers received from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to farmers in his constituency.
The distribution which took place in simultaneous events held in both Ondo East and West that made up his Federal Constituency, 350 bags of the fertilizers made available were given out to farmers in Ondo West while Ondo East farmers benefitted 250 bags.
Beneficiary groups included the Cassava farmer association Ondo West chapter, Obalagbe Farmers Association,Farmers’ congress Ondo East/West Chapter, Members of Ondo Ekimogun Youth Congress who recently secured 60 hectares of land for community farming in the local government and several others.
Additionally, individual members and traditional rulers of remote areas for farmers who couldn’t be physically present due to distance were given to be shared to farmers in their locality.
A number of farmers who received the fertilizers expressed their gratitude to Hon Makinde and the Federal Government. “The fertilizers will help us increase our yield and improve our livelihoods. We are grateful to Hon Makinde for continually bringing this support to our doorstep. It shows he cares about our well-being and is committed to our progress and general development.
Another of the beneficiaries also speaking said that they were fully confident in the administration of His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the representation of Abiola Makinde as he has never let them down.
Hon Abiola Makinde reiterated his commitment to supporting farmers in his constituency, saying, “As part of my campaign mantra WEALTH meaning Water Education Agriculture Light Training and Wealth,agriculture represents a key part of the agenda of my representation and is also the backbone of our economy. We must support our farmers to ensure food security and economic growth which will by extension, translate to prosperity for our country, Nigeria. Our farmers can be rest assured of many more interventions to come in months to come as we aim to achieve self-sufficiency in our Federal Constituency.”
