EKITI ENGAGES CONSULTANT TO CARRY OUT NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF URBAN PIPELINE WATER NETWORK
As part of the sector reforms aimed at improving the management and delivery of sustainable water supply services to the State under the Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (SURWASH) programme, the State Executive Council approved the engagement of a consultant to carry out a Needs Assessment of Urban Pipeline Water Network in the State.
The Executive Council also approved a sum of N90million for the assignment and seven months completion period.
5. EKITI EXCO APPROVES N150,000,000 FOR PROCUREMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF AGRIC INPUT TO FARMERS
Ekiti State Executive Council similarly approved N150million for the procurement and distribution of improved seeds, agrochemicals, fertilizers amongst others to farmers in the State.
The focus is to support the agricultural sector of the State by actively stimulating the production side of the value chain through provision of inputs to farmers as well as serve as the State’s contribution to the Federal Government Agro Pocket Scheme, a programme aimed at supporting national agriculture growth and increasing food production.
The State Government had earlier approved a sum of N450million as the State’s support for the scheme but due to the delay from the Federal Government on input distribution, the approval of the N150million is to ensure prompt and timely distribution of the inputs while the remaining N300million will be reserved for procurement of fertilizer in case the State is not able to get the consignment requested for from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.
Inputs to be distributed include maize, rice, cocoa, cassava stalks, improved yam setts, oil palm, cashew and agrochemicals.
