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By Muhd D Haidar
Jigawa State Governor, Mal.Umar A. Namadi has flagged off disbursement of N3.3 billion as a loan for the Agricultural Support Programme for Civil Servants in the state.
The governor at the flagging ceremony at the premises of the state’s Agricultural Distribution Company (JASCO) said the initiative aims to address food security, economic empowerment, and improved livelihoods for civil servants in the state.
“While supporting the efforts of participating civil servants to feed their families and provide them with additional means of livelihoods, the program is part of our overall agricultural transformation initiative aimed at achieving food security and economic diversification for Jigawa State and the Nation in general.
“The strategy involves not only getting more people participating in agricultural production but bringing more land under cultivation. This initiative is a testimony of our administration’s unwavering commitment to the welfare of our workforce and the overall development of our dear State”, Namadi stated.
The governor explained that the programme will help cushion the prevailing economic situation in the country characterised by rising food prices which has eroded the purchasing power of workers’ salaries.