These are better days for farmers in Gombe State as Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya at the weekend flagged off the sales and distribution of fertilizer farming season at a generous price of N5000 per bag.
The Governor, in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Ismaila Uba Misilli said his administration has procured 20,000 metric tons of assorted fertilizers for sales and distribution to the door step of real farmers at the hinterland despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Yahaya, at the flag off ceremony disclosed that large quantity of the commodity has already been supplied directly to the agricultural storage facilities across the eleven (11) local government areas of the state for onward sales and distribution.
The Governor therefore directed that the NPK fertilizer be sold at the rate of N5000 per bag adding that prices of other brands like Urea will be determined when the security related issues are sorted out with the office of the National Security Adviser.
The government’s intervention is coming at a time when prices of fertilizer in local markets has already hit the sky to the extent that many farmers could hardly afford it.
The statement also added that the gesture by Governor Yahaya’s administration has put smiles on the faces of farmers with the subsidization of the price.
“The move by the Governor has attracted a number of commendation by the well meaning citizens of Gombe state especially our dear farmers,” the statement added.