The leadership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State has commended Governor Charles Soludo for coming up with a well-thought-out agricultural initiative targeted at ending hunger in the state, saying that it’s a welcome development.
Chairman of the party in the LGA, Hon. James Onwuka, and the secretary, Chief Amaechi Obiesili, at the flag-off ceremony of the Sustainable Action Against Hunger held at farmland along the newly constructed Amansea – Ndiukwuenu Road, on Saturday said that the initiative was timely as it came at a time when many Nigerians were battling with hunger.
The duo said that the agricultural initiative themed “Operation Farm to Feed”, if put into action and sustained, would help to maximally reduce hunger and ensure food security in the state and the country at large.
Also speaking, the Transition Committee Chairman of the LGA, Hon. ThankGod Anago; former State Auditor of the party, Chief Anthony Nchekwube (Dunga), Chief Lawrence Onwuzuka (Akpaka Achalla) and the Vice Chairman of the party in the LGA, Hon. Emeka Iliemene, in their separate remarks, commended Governor Soludo, saying that they were confident that the government’s target of ensuring food security in the state would be achieved if everyone queued into the initiative.
The party leaders pledged their total support for the governor’s agricultural campaign, saying that they would take it to the grassroots for maximum results.
Being farmers themselves, the APGA leaders said that they agreed completely with the governor’s ideas on farming, saying that they would give the campaign a very strong push.
Soludo, at the flag-off ceremony, spoke passionately about the need for people, irrespective of their status, to embrace farming as a measure against hunger, saying that it’d help to ensure food security in the country.
The governor, who encouraged civil and public servants to embrace farming, said that he had been inspired to partake actively in farming activities by his wife, Nonye, who herself runs some farms in Awka, the state capital.
“I thank Ndi Anambra particularly the youths for choosing to farm instead of joining protests going on in various parts of the country. We have come here to say that it’s time for action”, Soludo added.
