By Udesinanna Stephen
Vice President (VP) Senator Kashim Shettima has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Administration has secured $163 million dollar loan from the African Development Bank to support wheat production.
The VP said this in Argungu, Kebbi State, while on a condolence visit to the family of late Sheikh Abubakar Giro, adding that it is part of the promises of Tinubu to revive the Agricultural sector.
As obtained from his X handle @officialSKSM, he said, “We have obtained a $163 million dollar loan from the African Development Bank to support wheat production. The scheme would be launched soon.
“We need 10,000 hectares of land in Kebbi State. But the scheme would be well executed in Jigawa State with a cultivation of 50,000 hectares of land to boost wheat production.” He added.
Also, Shettima said the “Late Sheikh Abubakar Giro was a respected scholar. He worked for God; he didn’t bother about things of the world; he lived a humble life.
