Sunday, June 23, 2024 –The Jigawa State government has debunked rumours that its newly introduced Agricultural loan to workers was aimed at subjecting workers to interest.
Technical Advisor on Agriculture for the
state Governor, Dr Saifullahi Umar stated this while reacting to claims
circulating on social media that the programme is interest-bearing.
State Government initiated the Jigawa Worker
Agricultural Support Programme recently to empower government workers to
achieve self-sufficiency in food production, ensuring that their families have
access to a steady supply of nutritious food.
Dr Umar while clarifying the situation,
said the state government considered the current food prices inflation, limited
resources and access to agricultural inputs, saying, “This is to inform the
general public that, the Jigawa workers Agricultural support programme is a
non-interest bearing agricultural inputs loan for Jigawa State Government and
local government employees design to help them achieve food security.
“Therefore, the general public should please
disregard false claims circulating on social media that the programme is
interest-bearing,” he said.
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