President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has secured a $2.5 billion livestock investment in Borgu Kingdom in Niger State
Governor Mohammed Bago revealed this while addressing the people of the Kingdom in New Bussa during a visit.
He said the investment would ensure the establishment of livestock, rice and maize farms among others on 1.2 million hectares of land on the corridor of the Niger State component of the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway project.
The governor stressed that the president, being the Jagaban Borgu, was passionate about the growth and development of Borgu Kingdom and the state.
He urged them to continue to support the APC-led administration at all levels for accelerated development to ensure a better living condition.
Bago, while reiterating his commitment to delivery of more dividends of democracy to the people, announced the donation of N100 million to Borgu women cooperative groups to empower them economically and make them self-reliant.
He also inspected the New Bussa abattoir renovated by the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (code named L-PRES) where he described the structure as impressive.
Source - https://leadership.ng
