The Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, has appealed to the Federal Government to grant autonomy to the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), to boost food security and job creation in the country.
According to him, the massive fabrication of agricultural machinery and other implements will assist in achieving President Bola Tinubu’s mandate to reinvigorate the national economy.
Zulum, who made the call in Maiduguri, while briefing newsmen on how the Federal and state governments could resuscitate the agricultural and livestock sectors, said: “I was in Ilorin last year to visit the NCAM; I have seen the institute fabricating various agricultural machinery.”
He added the Centre would play crucial roles in boosting crop production and sustenance of agriculture. The governor noted: “NCAM is the only government owned agricultural mechanisation outfit saddled with the responsibility of fabricating agricultural tools.”
He, therefore, urged the Federal Government to reconsider its decisions critically, by situating the Centre under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology.
