The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has warned that the Federal Government’s palliative cannot address the hardship imposed on Nigerians by the removal of fuel subsidy.
He advised the government and Nigerians to seek alternative means of tackling the current economic hardship the country is going through, saying the subsidy palliative is not sustainable.
The governor gave the warning at the flag-off of the distribution of farm inputs to wet season farmers from the 25 local government areas of the state.
“I want to use this medium to thank President Bola Tinubu, the Commander in chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, for coming to the aid of vulnerable Nigerians
“But we must be honest with ourselves; the palliative scheme cannot be sustained, we have to go back to the farm to reinflate our economy.
“In Niger State, we are poised to make agriculture become the focus of our administration in addressing poverty and food security”
The governor pointed out that to realise the policy thrust of his administration, the government would cultivate 10,000 hectares of land in each of the 25 Local Government Areas of Niger State
