Agro-Dealers: FG To Begin Payment Of N10.3b Debt - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 16, 2019
The Federal Government will thisweek commence the payment of the 10.3 billion naira debt owed Agro-dealers inthe country.
National Chairman, Agro DealersAssociation, Kabiru Umar-Fara, who stated this in Abuja today, added that theoutstanding debt accumulated under the Growth Enhancement Support, GES schemerun during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.
He said the money was for inputssupplied to farmers across the country between 2013 and 2015 for wet and dryseason farming.
The national chairman appreciatedthe Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, for pursuing thepayment.
The national chairman said heexpects the Federal Government to re-introduce the GES electronic-wallet systemfor direct allocation of inputs to farmers, now that it had settled the debt itinherited under GES scheme.