The Director-General, Niger Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Projects (NG-RAAMP), Dr. Nmaa Ahmed has said that the state government would soon inaugurate rural roads and give agriculture incentives to communities in the state.
Ahmed in a statement issued on Thursday said the State Governor, Umar Bago has directed the mobilisation of stakeholders and rural dwellers to that effect.
According to him, They are expected to participate and take ownership of any projects or agricultural incentives allocated to their respective communities.
He also said the communities would not only get contractual value but shall prevent vandalism of the facilities, thereby ensuring a win-win situation for the beneficiaries and the government.
Ahmed noted: “We identified community sensitisation as a fulcrum to bring everyone on board and participate in projects and programmes bequeathed to their various communities based on the need assessments.
“We also explored exotic ideas of deploying strategic awareness to the community leaders and the led, emphasising and appealing to their individual and collective conscience to be conscious of the projects and programmes.
“This is to boost the socio-economic activities of trading goods and services, from an informal market to a modern one.
He said this was because of the ease of movement created by the backlog maintenance, construction of more rural roads and provision of incentives based on the law establishing RAAMP.
“The Bago led government is committed to a New Niger Agenda where equal opportunities are visioned for rural and urban populace”, Ahmed said. (NAN)
