Taraba State chairman of the Affiliation of Native Authorities of Nigeria (ALGON) Hassan Jauro has warned in opposition to the diversion of the subsidised fertiliser just lately distributed within the state.
Jauro said this whereas reacting to allegations that the federal authorities palliatives just lately launched to the 16 native authorities areas by means of their chairmen throughout the state had been diverted and offered in varied markets throughout the state.
He tasked members of the committee and chairmen of native authorities areas to oversee and monitor the sale of the subsidised fertiliser to farmers throughout the state for the 2024 wet season farming.
Jauro charged committee members with better dedication to make sure that the commodity reaches the focused farmers at a subsidised value.
He stated every native authorities space obtained 1,200 luggage of fertiliser at a subsidised fee, besides Wukari, which obtained 1,800 luggage.
“The governor accepted the discharge of the product at 50 % subsidised fee, Urea which matches for N46,000 on the open market, is to be offered at N23,000, whereas NPK, which is N22, 000 was slashed to N11,000.
“The governor additionally directed that no particular person must be given greater than 5 luggage, and it must be focused to unique farmers,” he stated.
He stated Governor Agbu Kefas administration is decided to offer agricultural inputs to the state’s farmers.
He urged the chairmen to provide him their most assist.
“As the pinnacle of ALGON within the state, I’ll do every little thing attainable to assist the agriculture insurance policies of Agbu Kefas, by making certain that agriculture is mechanised and offering an enabling setting to broaden farming,” he stated.