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El-Rufai Procures 30, 000 Metric Tonnes Of Fertiliser For Farmers

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Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has procured a total of 30, 215 metric tonnes of fertiliser for distribution to farmers at a subsidised rate.

The governor who launched the sale of fertiliser in Kachia local government, warned that fertiliser must be sold only at publicly-designated selling points to interested farmers, adding that “every farmer in Kaduna, whether big or small will have equal opportunity to buy at first-come, first-serve basis.”

According to the governor, farmers will pay only 60 per cent of the cost of the four types of fertiliser that have been made available for sale.

Thus, he said the NPK will sell for N3,750; Urea for N3,600 while SSP and Organic will retail for N2,940 only, warning that “no farmer should pay a kobo more than these prices this year to anyone in Kaduna State.”

“This government recognises the current contribution of agriculture to keeping many of our people employed and fed. But the contributions that agriculture currently makes is as nothing compared to its potentials.

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Lagos Procures 100 Vehicles For Traditional Rulers

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The Lagos State Government on Monday said it had procured no fewer than 100 vehicles for the use of traditional rulers and chiefs across the state. Mr Ademorin Kuye, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, made the disclosure at the 2015 Ministerial Press Briefing in Ikeja. He said the vehicles, which had since been presented to the traditional rulers, were to ease the movement of the beneficiaries in the discharge of their duties.

Kuye said the government was committed to the welfare of Obas in the state, and would continue to take steps to demonstrate it. “With these vehicles and more that we have provided for our Obas and Chiefs, we can boldly say our traditional rulers are the most taken of in the whole of the country.

“We see traditional rulers as partners in progress and we will continue to do our best to make them comfortable,’’ he said.

Kuye said government was building new palaces and renovating old ones to enhance the comfort of traditional rulers. He said that the palaces of the Alara of Ilara, the Ayangburen of Ikorodu and Suenu had just been furnished for the comfort of the respective traditional rulers.

Giving other statistics, Kuye said the government processed no fewer than 44 applications for the recognition and upgrade of chieftaincy stools in the last one year. The commissioner said the state’s Chieftaincy Standing Tribunal of Enquiry had commenced inquiry into applications for upgrade to Obaship from various divisions.

He said the government gave approval and recognition to seven new chiefs and Baales in Epe/Ibeju division of the state within the period under review. Kuye gave the new chiefs as Prince Adewale (Iwajoba of Akodo), Rafiu Bello (Baale of Okun-Ise), Raufu Mustapha (Baale of Okun-Tiye) and Raufu Alaka (Olisa of Orimedu).

He said the others were Lamoriu Adekoya (Apebi of Orimedu), Babatunde Lamidi (Aro of Orimedu) and Kabiru Ganni (Losi of Orimedu). The Commissioner said Gov. Babatunde Fashola had presented staff of office to Prince Mufutau Ogunnukan of the Muja Ruling House as the Adegbajo of Odo-Igbajowo in Eredo Local Council Development Area. “Chief Adisa Awoyemi, Oroja of the Fafunmi Ruling House, had also been presented staff of office as Oba of Meiran in Agbado –Oke-Odo area of the state, ” he said.

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