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GOVERNOR ORTOM EMPOWERS BENUE YOUTHS WITH WHEELBARROWS

In a photo that has gone Viral on Social media the Governor of Benue state, Dr. Samuel Ortom has reportedly empowered youths in his state with wheel barrow, perhaps for farm purposes. Benue, a middle-belt state in Nigeria, is known for his agricultural practices.

Ortom-led state executive council had in June 2016 approved that Friday every week would be made a work free day to enable workers in the state to work on their farms.

 

Meanwhile, Here’s what the Governor said while speaking in Abuja. 

Benue state is an agrarian state – the food basket of the nation – and we have no industries. We have no other means of livelihood except farming so it becomes very tasking to support open grazing and farming together.

“The increase in Nigeria’s population has led to increase in human activities; more road networks, more hospitals, more settlement, more farming etc. And the land is not increasing proportionately.

“For us in Benue state, today, if you go there today, there are no empty lands for grazing. So, when herdsmen come to do open grazing, there is no way, no matter how hard they try to control their animals, (these are animals; they are not human beings) they derail to peoples’ farms and then crisis ensue.

 

 

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