- Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State urges the federal government to hasten the completion of the long-delayed Hadejia Valley irrigation project
- Namadi emphasizes the project’s significance for food security, highlighting its potential to contribute to the Renewed Hope Agenda
Umar Namadi, the Governor of Jigawa State, has implored the federal government to expedite the long-overdue completion of the Hadejia Valley irrigation project to fulfil its commitment to food security.
The governor emphasized that the irrigation project, initiated nearly four decades ago during the Shehu Shagari administration, aimed to enhance the efficiency of irrigation farming but has yet to realize its full potential.
Speaking at the launch of the National Wheat Development Programme supported by the federal government in Hadejia Local Government of Jigawa, Namadi highlighted the significance of the Hadejia Valley irrigation project. He urged the federal government to accelerate its completion, citing a potential irrigable area exceeding 25,000 hectares, with the capacity to significantly contribute to President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda on food security.
Expressing concern over the project’s slow progress, Namadi revealed that, despite originating in the early 1980s during the Shagari administration, the Hadejia Valley project is currently less than 25 percent completed.
In a hopeful tone, Namadi expressed his desire that the Tinubu administration would make history by achieving a 100 percent completion of the Hadejia Valley irrigation project. The governor’s plea underscores the project’s critical role in advancing agricultural practices and meeting the nation’s food security objectives.