Jigawa Monarch commends FG & JGSG for boosting irrigation farming at Hadejia river channels

By Our Correspondent

The Emir of Hadejia, His Royal Highness Alhaji Dr. Adamu Abubakar Maje has commended the Federal Government and the Jigawa State Government for their joint efforts to boost agricultural production through irrigation farming.

The Emir made this commendation while addressing members of Jigawa state Task force Team on Hadejia valley irrigation project phase 2 at his palace who visited him with their brief plans to develop irrigation farming along the Hadejia River channels.

The monarch urged the team members to utilise their professional expertise to ensure the successful implementation of the project for the benefit of the people of Hadejia, Jigawa State, and the country at large.

The Emir also called on farmers and other residents in the benefiting communities to cooperate fully with the project team to achieve its objectives.

Earlier, speaking on behalf of the delegation, Hon. Hamza Muhammad, Special Adviser to the Governor on Community Development Projects, disclosed that scientific assessments and boundary demarcation had commenced for the proposed six-thousand-hectares of irrigation project.

He explained that Governor Malam Umar Namadi had submitted the request to the Federal Government, which had approved the initiative and pledged its support.

The committee comprises representatives of the Jigawa State Agricultural Transformation Agency, Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Development Authority, and AIMS, a technical consultancy firm where the team also sought the Hadejia Emirate’s support in sensitising residents to ensure the project’s success.