Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, says his administration will sell petrol at N600 per litre to farmers in the state.
Zulum announced the subsidy on Friday during a ceremony to
distribute equipment to farmers in Bama town.
In a statement on Saturday, Abdurrahman Bundi, media aide to
Zulum, said the state will procure petrol and sell at the subsidised rate to
the farmers.
Bundi said the initiative is aimed at “alleviating the
financial burdens faced by farmers in communities that have suffered economic
and infrastructural destruction due to years of conflict”.
“One of the major challenges that are facing the farming
communities here as regards irrigation farming is the increasing cost of fuel,”
Zulum was quoted as saying.
“As a result, I want to announce to the general public that
the government will procure petroleum products and sell to the farmers at a
subsidised rate.
“A litre of petrol is being sold in Maiduguri at the cost of
about N1,200 but henceforth for irrigation farmers this season, a litre of
petrol will be sold at the rate of N600.”
Bundi said Zulum distributed farm materials, including 2,000
bags of blended NPK fertiliser, 1,000 units of water pumps, and 620 units of
gasoline pumps.
Other materials include 380 units of solar water pumps,
1,000 units of sprayers, 800 rolls of 2-inch flexible hose, and 1,000 litres of
pesticides and seeds.
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