Kwara State distributes 32 tractors to LGAs for grassroots farmers

Kwara State distributes 32 tractors to LGAs for grassroots farmers

Abdullateef Fowewe

As part of the larger strategy to boost food security, Kwara State Government has distributed 32 new tractors to all the Local Governments across the state, and urged the local government authorities to make the newly procured tractors available to farmers at the grassroots.

In a statement, the Press Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development, Oba Azeez Bolaji, made available to our correspondent, the commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development, Abubakar Bata, made the appeal when the local councils unveiled the tractors.

Writing from the statement, Bata said he was excited that the local councils purchased the tractors to reflect the improvements in their allocation, adding that the newly procured tractors will boost farming activities at the grassroots.

He said, “The decision of the local councils to purchase these tractors and the many accessories is a thoughtful one, and I believe it corroborates the position of His Excellency Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, that no one takes local council funds.

“We urge the local councils to endeavour to make these new tractors available for massive agricultural activities in their areas. We believe this will complement the massive investment of the state government in this regard.”