Chairman Jakusko LG commends Gov. Mala on agricultural empowerment

Chairman Jakusko LG commends Gov. Mala on agricultural empowerment

By: Yahaya Wakili

The Executive Governor of Yobe State, Rt. Hon. Mai Mala Buni CON, Chiroman Gujba, has been commended for providing the agricultural empowerment implements to the farmers this year in the state.

The Executive Chairman of Jakusko local government area, Hon. Umaru Aguwa, made the commendation in his office in Jakusko while briefing the newsmen on his achievements in 100 days in office.

He said, to my knowledge, since the restoration of democracy in Yobe State in the agriculture sector, I didn’t see the interventions in the agriculture sector like for this 2024 rain season, and they did it at the right time.

“I am a farmer; before I became the chairman of the Jakusko local government, I was farming 700 to 800 bags during the rainy season and a part from the irrigation farming, but after I became the chairman of the local government, my farming activities have become low because of the lack of frequent supervision, Aguwa said.

“We thank Almighty Allah for showing us 100 days in leadership of Jakusko local government area, and we achieved a lot within the period under review.

Aguwa revealed that in 100 days in office, His Excellency, Governor Mai Mala Buni, gave us approval for a 2-kilometer road, and now we are building a road from the main road to the local government sacretariat, to the government lodge, and to the other places.

He said, under the period under review, we also drillied boreholes at Jakusko, Dagarawa, Gunkai, and Hardo Isa; hand pumps boreholes and cement wells were also provided across the local government council. 

The chairman maintained that the council also provides beds in the Garin Tsalha clinic, procures drugs and distributes them to all health centers across the local government, and assists PHC with logistics and other assistance.

On the agricultural equipment that the state government gave us, we distributed it free and fair. First,  we identified the actual genuine farmers; we picked them from the rural areas and give them the agricultural inputs. Farmers are happy with the way the inputs were distributed, and they commend His Excellency Governor Buni for the interventions.

“We thank Almighty Allah, we the people of Yobe State, God bless us with a good governor; in fact,  His Excellency, Governor Mai Mala Buni CON, is a people’s governor; he is always together with his people, and he is always listening to his people; he is solving their problems.” Aguwa added.

He calls on the people of Jakusko local government and the state in general to always be loyal to our governor and our leaders; let them always support the government policies and its programs.

Chairman Jakusko LG commends Gov. Mala on agricultural empowerment