Senator Mustapha promoting Tinubu’s food security agenda – Barau, minister

The deputy president of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin and the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, yesterday said the empowerment programme of Senator Saliu Mustapha was in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s agriculture and food security agenda.

They spoke yesterday when Senator Mustapha (APC Kwara Central) distributed empowerment tools and materials to over 2,500 constituents in Ilorin.

The event, tagged: “Alubarika 1.0 Agricultural and Human Capital Development Empowerment Programme” was held at the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority’s premises in Ilorin, Kwara State. 

SPONSOR AD

Barau, who led other senators to the programme, donated 200 sewing machines for onward distribution to the Kwara Central constituents. 

• Inside Kano’s evolving multimillion-Naira TikTok industry
• My father’s works shaped my artistic journey – Chinua

He said: “We have all decided to come here and share this moment with our brother, Senator Saliu Mustapha because of this great empowerment programme for constituents in the area of agriculture and human capital development.

“These are key areas that are very important to our national development because we don’t need to waste much time talking about the importance of agriculture in every society.

“Agriculture is sine qua non to the survival of every society because without food there is no life. And this is a cardinal programme of this administration and the Renewed Hope of Mr President to provide food for all.”

On his part, Kyari said: “You are doing well on the floor of the Senate. Tinubu’s food security initiative is working. Food isn’t only becoming affordable but available. Tinubu is working to promote agriculture. I am happy that the chairman of the Senate committee over-sighting me is also promoting Tinubu’s agenda. I pray to the Almighty Allah to protect and guide us.”

Mustapha said the empowerment was to make the beneficiaries, including market women, farmers, artisans and trade associations become self-reliant.

“Most of the people you see here under the canopies are not just political spectators; these are carefully chosen beneficiaries who have gotten through training. We are not holding a political rally or jamboree here,” he added.