Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday arrived Damaturu, Yobe State capital to launch an agriculture empowerment programme aimed at enhancing food security in the state and the country in general.
Shettima, accompanied by Gov. Umara Zulum of Borno, landed at the Muhammadu Buhari International Cargo Airport, Damaturu and was received by the Governors of Yobe, Imo, and Bauchi States.
Others were the former President of the Senate, Sen. Ahmed Lawan, Yobe Deputy Governor Alhaji Idi Gubana and Speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly, Buba Chiroma Mashio and royal fathers, among others.
The State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information, and Culture, Abdullahi Bego, described the programme as “very massive.”
Bego said the scheme would benefit thousands of farmers across the 17 local government areas and 178 electoral wards in the state.
He also explained that the objectives of the programme include improving agricultural activities through the distribution and deployment of modern agricultural equipment.
According to him, another objective of the programme was to enhance food security and economic viability among the state’s populace.
