Climate Change: Northeast Governors’ Forum Adopts Irrigation Farming

By Ayodele Oni

As part of measures to curtail effects of climate change, the Northeast Governors Forum  has pledged to boost small scale irrigation farming.

The Chairman of the Forum, and Borno state Governor, Babagana Zulum disclosed this at the opening of the ninth meeting of the NEGF in Yola.

According to him, agriculture is the main stay of economy and livelihood in the region that needed bolstering.

Zulum also expressed the need to engage critical stakeholders to assist in industrial development programme that would encourage the development of local resources in the region.

He also expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for his determination in ensuring peace and security in the region and country at large.

The governor pointed out that the region was faced with different challenges in protecting lives and property, poverty and unemployment, among others too enormous to handle individually.

“We should be more committed in creating wealth for our people with a view of expanding sources of income and wealth creation to reduce the rate of unemployment by looking at various options by engaging the youth.

“This I sincerely hope that with the support of federal government we should over come these challenges.”

Host Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa said the forum has placed the region on pedestal for sustainable development.

He said that in the past four years of the forum a lot of successes and development have been recorded in the region.