Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has said agriculture will be the main revenue drive of the state by exploring all the potentials in the sector.
The governor stated this when he received 50 graduates of the Enterprise for Youths in Agriculture (EYiA) Project from Niger State at the Government House, Minna.
He congratulated them on the feat attained and said they were coming at the right time when his administration was focusing on repositioning the agricultural sector of the state.
He disclosed that the state will employ them for six months with Niger Foods, a new project to ensure food sustainability, where they will be paid a monthly stipend of 100,000 naira each in addition to the N20 million given as a token for doing the state proud.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Social Investment Programme, Hauwa Bako Muhammad, said the three months of rigorous training the youth underwent in soilless farming in Ogun State have prepared them to add value to the agricultural development of the state.
One of the beneficiaries of the programme, Esther Samuel, appreciated the support of the governor for facilitating the training and solicited the inclusion of women in the quest to ensure food security.
The 50 graduates of the EYiA Project from Niger State were among several other participants from across the country that participated in a three-month training in Ogun State that focused on soilless farming and hydroponics.