Subsidy Removal: Adamawa Assembly Approves N974m To Procure Fertilizer, Maize

The Adamawa State House of Assembly has approved the sum of N974,670 million for the procurement of fertilizer and maize.

The approval is aimed at reducing the hardship faced by the citizens following the removal of fuel subsidy.

Items to be procured include 2,100 metric tonnes of maize at the sum of N260,000 per metric tonne amounting to N546m and 900 metric tonnes of fertilizer at N23,815.00 per bag totalling N428,670 million.

The approval followed the consideration of a letter forwarded to the assembly by the State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri.

Governor Fintiri earlier informed the assembly that the State Government is in receipt of maize and fertilizer under the Presidential Declaration of State of Emergency on food security from the Federal Ministry of Finance.

He requested the approval to issue an Irrevocable Standing Payment Order (IPSO) to the Federal Ministry of Finance in the sum of N974,670 million.

According to him, the money will be deducted at source from the State’s monthly statutory allocation over a period of 12 months.

The Speaker, Bathiya Wesley, who presided over the sitting, directed the clerk to communicate the resolution of the assembly to the executive arm for necessary action.

Emmanuel Ukoh