SUBSIDY REMOVAL: ADHA APPROVES N974M TO PROCURE FERTILIZER, MAIZE

Adamawa State House of Assembly on Tuesday, approved the sum of N974.670.000 for the procurement of fertilizer and maize. News Platform.

The legislators approved for the procurement of items in order to reduce hardship being faced by the citizens following the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. 

Items to be procured include: 2,100 metric tones of maize at the sum of N260,000 per metric tone amounting 546,000,000 and 900 metric tones of fertilizer at N23,815.00 per bag totalling 428.670.000.

The approval followed the consideration of a letter forwarded to the assembly by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri dated 25th July, 2023.

Fintiri informed the assembly that the State Government is in receipt of maize and fertilizer under the Presidential Declaration on the State Emergency on food security from the Federal Ministry of Finance.

He requested for the approval to issue an Irrevocable Standing Payment Order (IPSO) to the Federal Ministry of Finance in the sum of N974,670 million.

According to him, the money will be deducted at source from the State monthly statutory allocation over a period of 12 months.

While moving for the consideration of the letter, the Majority Leader, Hon. Kate Raymond Mamuno(Demsa), said that the request is timely as it will reduce the hardship being faced as a result of fuel subsidy removal.

On his part, the member representing Numan constituency, Hon. Pwamwakeno Mackondo, noted that the letter is explicit aimed at addressing untold hardship following subsidy removal and inflation.

In his contribution, the member representing Guyuk constituency, Hon. Sunday Peter, appealed to his colleagues to approve the letter to ameliorate the suffering of the citizens.

Thereafter, the member representing Girei constituency, Rt. Hon. Abubakar Abdullahi moved for the approval of the letter and seconded by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Muhammed Buba Jijiwa,Jada/Mbulo constituency.

 

After the approval, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, who presided over the sitting, directed the clerk to communicate the resolution of the assembly to executive arm for necessary action.