Ugwuanyi encouraged me to establish farming business at home - Northern-based farmer
Alhaji Nnaji, who is deep-rooted in agricultural business,
has large farms in the Northern part of the country such as Zamfara State. He
is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ANSAR Technology Nigeria Limited, as
well as the Founder of Alhaji Sani Nnaji Foundation, which empowers local
farmers in food production and marketing.
Speaking when Governor Ugwuanyi joined him and other Muslim
faithful to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir #eidelkabir at his Country home in Mbu,
Isi-Uzo LGA of the state, yesterday, Alhaji Nnaji disclosed that he returned
home from the North to establish him farming business because of the enduring
#peace the governor has entrenched in Enugu State.
The wealthy and successful farmer stressed that emplaced
peace in Enugu State since Ugwuanyi assumed office in 2015, is one of the
greatest achievements of the governor, adding that his agricultural business is
thriving favourably in the state because of the existing peace in the state.
Alhaji Nnaji who revealed that his farming business has created
many jobs for the people of the state and beyond, stated that “Isi-Uzo can
today feed Enugu State”.
He pointed out that “we took 1, 200 farmers from Isi-Uzo LGA
and invested the sum of N177 million to give them inputs for cultivation of
maize.”
According to him, “Our maize today, after harvesting, can
serve the purpose of Enugu State. Our yam farming is encouraging. In fish
production, together with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, we access Ebonyi
River here, and we are going to have fish ponds that will serve the entire
South East geo-political zone.
“Today cotton in Enugu State is better than cotton in
anywhere in Nigeria. We planted cotton and we harvested cotton more than 12
times in the North where I am coming from. We harvest cotton 4 times and it
will dry up; so we have gotten more than our target in Enugu State.
“We tried cultivating onions in Enugu and it does well. We
are going to Soya Beans in Enugu. Now we have over 50 hectares of land for
farming; it is doing well and we believe that it is going to do more than the
one in the North.
“Your Excellency, with your support, with the peace you have
entrenched here, we have created a lot of jobs for our people. The peace here
is what made me to come back home. Thank you very much and may God bless you
sir.”
Dignitaries at the Sallah event include the member
representing Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency, Prince Cornelius Nnaji; the State Chairman of
the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Augustine Nnamani; the member representing
Isi-Uzo Constituency, Mrs Catherine Amaka Ugwueze; her Enugu North counterpart,
Ibenaku Onoh; the Commissioner for Environment,
Chijioke Edeoga; and the State Chairman of Association of Local Government of
Nigeria, ALGON and Chairman of Udenu LGA, Solomon Onah.
Others are the Chairman of Isi-Uzo LGA, Jacob Abonyi; his Uzo-Uwani, Enugu East, Igbo-Eze South and Igbo-Eze North counterparts, Hon. Chukwudi Nnadozie, Hon. Alex Ugwu, Andy Omeje and Ejike Itodo, respectively; the Chairman, Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board, ENSUBEB, Chief Ikeje Asogwa; Traditional Rulers from the council area; the Sarkin Hausawa, Enugu State, Alhaji Abukakar Sambo; the Chief Imam, Enugu State, Said Zulqarnaini; State Deputy Chairman of the PDP, Chief Innocent Ezeoha; the state Secretary of the party, C. C. Akalusi, etc.
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