Gov Idris Wada of Kogi said on Saturday that the state government would soon take delivery of modern farming equipment worth over N200 million from China for distribution to farmers.
Wada disclosed this on Monday in Lokoja while briefing newsmen on the outcome of his trip to China last week.
He said that the equipment which comprised potable machines for cultivation and tilling of land, were ordered by the former administration of Alhaji Ibrahim Idris.
According to him, the outgone administration had paid for the farming implements with the aim of migrating the farmers from traditional to modern farming methods.
The governor said that since the equipment did not arrive before the exit of the former administration even though they had been paid for, he decided to do a follow-up while in China.
“I met with the president and vice-president of the company and they said there was some more money to pay particularly, for the shipping and delivery of the equipment.”
The equipment, according to him, will arrive the country in 30 containers and they will be distributed to farmers in all the 21 Local Government Areas of the state to expose them to modern farming methods.
“This was envisaged to increase production and the benefits our people derive from their work on the land.” (NAN)