The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Agricultural Production and Services to investigate the non-delivery of the 2,000 tractors, implements, and 100 combined harvesters within the stipulated period contained in an agreement under the Presidential Food Security Initiative and Renew Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Drive.
The committee, which will also inquire on the status of the tractor assembly plants contemplated in the agreements will further investigate the procurement and distribution of farm implements within the purview of the Federal Department of Agriculture (FDA) in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and report within four weeks (4) for further legislative action.
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This followed the adoption of a motion moved by Rep. Saba Ahmed Adam at the plenary on Tuesday.
Presenting the motion, he said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had shortly after his inauguration into office on Thursday, July 13, 2023, declared a state of emergency on food security.
He said a major component put forward to boost food production was massive agricultural mechanization across the country.
