CBOs Laud Minister of Agric Kyari Over Transparent Distribution Of Fertilisers, Foodstuff Across Nigeria

<h4>CBOs Laud Minister of Agric<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that a network of community-based organizations &lpar;CBOs&rpar; in Nigeria&comma; the Coalition of Ethnic Nationalities&&num;8217&semi; Rights Agenda&comma; the South East Revival Coalition&comma; and Progressive Yoruba Youth for Change have applauded the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security&comma; Sen&period; Abubakar Kyari&comma; for his efforts and transparency in the distribution of food&comma; fertilisers and other farming inputs across the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The CBOs gave the commendation at a joint press conference held in Abuja on Thursday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The conference was addressed by Mallam Yusuf Khalifa&comma; National Coordinator of the Coalition of Ethnic Nationalities&&num;8217&semi; Rights Agenda&semi; Dr&period; Eberechi Okonkwo&comma; Convener of the South East Revival Coalition&semi; and Comrade Olajide Olumide Adeniyi&comma; Executive Secretary of Progressive Yoruba Youth for Change&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security&comma; Senator Abubakar Kyari has established a reputation for integrity and transparency in the ministry&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The transparency in the distribution of food&comma; fertilisers and other farming inputs across the country under Kyari&&num;8217&semi;s stewardship is unprecedented&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the CBOs said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Senator Kyari has demonstrated a practical commitment to enhancing food security and nutrition in the country by prioritising equity and fairness in the distribution of food&comma; fertilisers and other farming inputs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We salute his sense of nationalism&period; His fair distribution of farming inputs has laid a strong foundation for a prosperous and sustainable agricultural sector&period; Kyari&&num;8217&semi;s tireless efforts to revolutionise the agricultural sector as well as to ensure that Nigeria becomes self-sufficient in food production is beyond patriotic&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;His exceptional leadership has made the the issue of marginalization in the distribution of food&comma; fertilisers and other farming inputs&comma; a thing of the past in the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The effective utilization of resources by the Minister has proven not only instrumental to modernising the agricultural space but also to peace and harmony on farms across the nation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We applaud Senator Kyari for championing the emancipation of Nigerian farmers&comma; particularly those in rural communities who previously lacked access to government-distributed food&comma; fertilizers&comma; and other farming supplies&period; Kyari&&num;8217&semi;s unwavering support for women and youth in agriculture has resulted in increased distribution of food&comma; fertilizers&comma; and other farming inputs to more female and young farmers this year than ever before&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;This network of community-based organisations urges the beneficiaries&comma; especially those in the rural communities&comma; to use the supplies judiciously for the purpose they were distributed for&period; The government has prioritised the agricultural sector as a key driver of Nigeria’s economic growth&comma; hence&comma; its unwavering support of the sector&period; Farmers must corroborate the government&&num;8217&semi;s efforts by taking advantage of its policies&comma; programmes and interventions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We urge the Minister to sustain his visionary leadership&comma; effective resource utilization&comma; and strategic initiatives which have yielded significant progress in the agricultural sector&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We remain committed to working alongside the Minister to strengthen the agricultural sector and achieve a prosperous&comma; food-secure&comma; and environmentally sustainable Nigeria&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;