The Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Bagudu has said he is ready to tackle security challenges across the state. Bagudu, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Samaila Dabai, made the statement during a visit to Tafkin Kada village of the Jega Local Government Area of the state on Thursday, October 17, 2019.
While addressing the combined security personnel including the army, police and vigilante group, Bagudu urged the forces to be vigilant while he sought cooperation from the general public. He said, “We are ready to provide the necessary support needed by security agencies to improve their operations.”
Last week, the state government had restated its commitment to partner neighbouring Sokoto and Zamfara states to tackle security challenges.
As part of his commitment towards agriculture, Bagudu, earlier this month partnered with the World Fish Programme so as to boost the fisheries potentials of the state. He said while receiving officials of the programme in Birnin Kebbi that the state’s huge fisheries potentials were being affected by the effect of climate change.
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Bagudu said in spite of setbacks, the government was determined to invest in the sector as the “state has the potential to do much better in fishery, just like rice farming.”
“We are going to improve fishing activities in the state because Kebbi is the home of farmers and fishery. “Many fishermen around Nigeria, particularly in places like Borno, Kogi, Taraba are from Kebbi. We acknowledge that climate change is frustrating our fishing activities in the country.
“In 2018, I visited Argungu, the Emir of Argungu took me to Matanfada, we stood on its stone and he said never in his life had he seen the stone with his naked eyes which was at the bottom of the river, but now drying up. The government will mobilise all fishing communities to change the situation,” he said.
The governor, therefore, urged the world fish programme to bring in its expertise and work with local experts to improve the situation. He also assured that his administration’s target was to help lower income earners get out of poverty.
Yetunde Adegoke
