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| Governor Mallam Umar Namadi |
Governor Mallam Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has expressed concern over the hardships faced by civil servants and political appointees, noting that the agricultural loan provided to them aims to alleviate their burden of providing food for their families.
Governor Namadi made this statement during the official launch of the Farmers’ Loan Initiative at JASCO on Monday.
He explained that the initiative is designed to empower civil servants, enhancing food security and economic stability within the state.
“This initiative is part of the administration’s broader agricultural transformation agenda,” he said.
The program focuses on the production of rice, sorghum, millet, and sesame, offering targeted support through costed input supplies and soft cash loans for farm operations.
The initiative is structured as a revolving loan program, available during all planting seasons, both rain-fed and irrigation-fed.
The governor urged all beneficiaries to approach this opportunity with honesty, commitment, and patriotism, emphasizing that repayments will be made at the end of each harvest.
The initiative is expected to yield 20,000 tonnes of grains.
This comes at a time when many workers in the state are struggling to survive due to high inflation.
According to DAILY POST, civil servants in the state have appealed to the government to reduce working days, citing difficulties in affording transportation to their workplaces, especially in the middle of the month.
