Writing by AMINU DALHATU; Editing by BASIRAT MEMUDU
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle has donated 15 trailers of fertilizer to members of the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC in Zamfara State.
In a statement by the APC Publicity Secretary in Zamfara State, Yusuf Idris Gusau says the donation was handed to the secretary of the party by the Chairman of the state chapter of the APC, Alhaji Tukur Umar Danfulani for distribution to the beneficiaries across the state.
The statement explains that, the Minister’s gesture will boost the agricultural output, economic growth and development in Zamfara State.
According to the statement, parts of the fertilizer was allocated to the Minister by the federal government and he purchased additional trucks in order to completement the federal government agriculture initiatives to ensure a bumper harvest in the coming wet farming season.
It says all the 15 trailers will be distributed free of charge to all identified beneficiaries with the sole aim of supporting farmers.
Chairman of the state chapter of the APC, Alhaji Tukur Umar Danfulan thanked the Minister, who doubles as the leader of the party in the state for the gesture.
The chairman who assured that the fertilizer will reach members of the party cutting across all the 147 wards of the 14 local government areas of the state and implored other leaders to imbibe such goodwill to the people of the state.
“Beneficiaries of the gesture will include Party State Working Committee members and executives, local government executives and some ward executives, Party Elders, Youths, and other critical stakeholders across the state”, the statement reads.
Alhaji Tukur Danfulani commended the party members in the state for their patience and support.
