From Umar Dankano, Yola.
The European Union (EU) in its drive to ensure increased food production and security in Northern Nigeria has distributed 20 Motorcycles to 7 Local government Areas in Adamawa state.
Making the presentation of the 3 motorcycles each to the field officers in Mayo below and Numan councils weekend, Team Leader of the implementation partners(OXFAM & CRUDAN), Mr.JohnBosco Abazie told the gatherings that the EU is funding the project to improve sustainability in food security and increase income sources to community members.
Abazie who is the Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning Social Accountability Officer of OXFAM, said the project funded by the EU was determined to encourage food farming to eradicate poverty through the village savings and Loans Association.
“PROACT is European Union-funded food security, livelihood, and Resilience project in Northern Nigeria been implemented by OXFAM and CRUDAN in Adamawa as well as in Kebbi to improve rural financing for villagers.
“The project was implemented in seven LGA’s in Adamawa state including;Fufore,Guyuk,Mubi South, Song, Hong, Mayo-below and Numan while with the close of a project in August 2021.EU approved to hand over of these 20 motorbikes to active field officers for monitoring of interventions”.Abazie stressed.
Collaborating on the project, Mr. Abdulrahaman Muhammad Jada, Livelihood Influencing Program officer, CRUDAN, maintained that the gesture was aimed at encouraging the replicating LGAs to continue supporting the community members to come out of poverty and hunger.
Muhammad Jada charged the village agents of village Savings and Loans Association, VSLA’s, and the field officers to do their best in ensuring the sustainable growth of the scheme in various Development Exchange Centres(DECs).
Responding on behalf of their councils, the Head of Service of Mayo below and Numan local government Areas, Abdullahi S.Yaki and Abraham Zidon expressed appreciation to EU and its implementation partners (OXFAM & CRUDAN) for the intervention.
They also pledged that the motorcycles, as well as the executed project, will be guarded judicially so that many people in the areas can benefit.
