The lawmaker representing the good people of Saki West,Saki East and ATISBO federal constituency and Chairman, House Committee on Culture and Tourism, Rt Hon. Tajudeen Abisodun otherwise called WÉRÉ, has distributed 700 bags of fertiliser to rural farmers to ensure food sufficiency.
The distribution event, held at his country home in Saki ,Okeogun area of Oyo State , had in attendance the farmers’ groups drawn from the three local government areas of the constituency.
Speaking at the distribution ceremony on Tuesday, Alh. Sabitu Olofa ,who represented the lawmaker, said the gesture was a way to offer a helping hand to famers who do not have the funds to purchase fertilisers to boost their farm crops,assured that more farm inputs are still coming for the use of farmers .
He said the gesture was also part of the lawmaker’s support for local farmers, improved agriculture and contributed to tackling food insecurity in the area.
Olofa ,while urging the farmers to use the fertilisers for their intended purpose, acknowledges the developmental strides of the lawmaker and his relentless efforts to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people.
Speaking further, the Special Assistant to the lawmaker on Media and publicity , Comrade Shittu Megida encouraged the beneficiaries not sell the commodity but rather utilise it to better their living conditions and ensure food sufficiency.