The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, on Monday, promised to allocate lands in satellite towns to farmers for agricultural production to combat food insecurity.
Wike made the promise in Abuja on Monday, during the inauguration of the newly constructed rural road from A2 Junction (Abuja-Lokoja Expressway) to Pai community in Kwali Area Council of the FCT.
The road was among the 17 projects executed by the FCT Administration and being inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu to celebrate his second year in office.
The minister, who said that the road network had opened up the hitherto locked rural areas to economic activities, particularly agriculture, reaffirmed FCT Administration’s support to farmers.
“Look at the vast area of land, and we are talking about food insecurity.
“With these vast lands, those of you who want to be farmers, real farmers, we are willing to pay compensation to communities and give you farmlands to cultivate.
“This will help us to come out of the food insecurity which the federal government is trying to solve,” he said.
Wike, however, said that only real farmers would be considered and not political farmers.
According to him, political farmers will keep the land as speculators, and when development comes to the area, they will find ways to sell the land.