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Gov. Bagudu releases N100m to Kebbi farmers for fish production

No less than 2,000 members of the Kebbi State Fishermen Cooperative Union will benefit from the loan package.

• November 14, 2022
Fish farming
Fish farming used to illustrate the story (Credit: Agric Base)

Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has approved the release of N100 million to the Kebbi State Fishermen Cooperative Union (KSFCU).

This is contained in a statement by the state Commissioner for Animal Health, Husbandry and Fisheries, Aminu Garba-Dandiga, in Birnin Kebbi on Monday.

Mr Garba-Dandiga said that the gesture was in line with Mr Bagudu’s commitment to boosting fish farming and empowering fishermen in the state.

“Not less than 2,000 members of the association will benefit from the loan package which the governor pledged when they visited him in Government House, Birnin Kebbi, recently,” the commissioner said.

(NAN)

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