By Iyabo Adebisi
Two hundred and fifty farmers from the Oke Ogun region of Oyo State have benefited from 1000 bags of fertilizers distributed by the member representing Oyo North Senatorial District, AbdulFatai Buhari.
Each of the 250 beneficiaries who belonged to different farmers association and local government areas across the 10 councils which made up of Oyo North received four bags of fertilizers each at the Senator Buhari’s residence in Ogbomoso.
The project was facilitated by the senator with aim of supporting farmers in the district towards improving their agricultural output as this year’s raining season commences very soon.
Prominent among the farmers associations that benefited from the empowerment were: All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Oyo North, Oke Ogun Oluwaseun Farmers Association, All Females Farmers Income Generating Association and Oke Ogun Youths Association of Farmers.
While distributing the fertilizers to the beneficiaries, Senator Buhari who was represented at the event by the chairman, All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo North Senatorial District, Mr Tunde Oloyede charged the beneficiaries to make best use of the items to increase their productivity.
Senator Buhari expressed the hope of seeing Oyo North as the Senatorial District with the most contributions to the Gross Domestic Product, GDP, of Nigeria.
Our correspondent reports that in the last five weeks, Senator Buhari had empowered 550 of his constituents via different entrepreneurship training with a start-up package of 100 thousand naira and certificates of participation so that they can all become employers of labour.
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