The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development – Chief Audu Ogbeh has assured Nigerian farmers that there would be no mandatory fees for protecting them and their farms under the Civil Defence Corps special force unit being planned in conjunction with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

He gave the assurance today while reacting to a news report published in a daily newspaper and circulated in the social media alleging that he said Nigerian farmers would be made to pay fees to be protected under the scheme.

The claims, which have generated huge controversies, were drawn from a media report after the Honourable Minister’s media interview at the State House, following the endorsement of the Road map of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Green Alternative.

The Minister wishes to reassure Nigerian farmers that no security fees will be imposed on them, and that the government will continue to protect and support them with relevant incentives to help them grow and stay in business, adding that the special unit force idea was primarily conceived to protect Nigerian farmers in fulfilment of government’s responsibility to secure the lives and properties of its citizens, in addition to providing security at the proposed ranches to guard against rustlers and prevent the cows from wandering around.

For the avoidance of doubt, and to clear the confusion that has been generated by the media report, the Honourable Minister wishes to state unequivocally that the NSCDC officials will be available on request by big farm corporation especially those in which the owners live, who can apply for them just as big companies and corporate organisations apply, requesting for security personnel to secure their businesses for a token.

Chief Ogbeh urges the Nigerian public to therefore ignore the mischievous stories in circulation that the Minister will impose some fees on all farmers, big and small, for security services to be offered by the NSCDC. He further encourages Nigerians to remain hopeful that with the implementation of the new policy roadmap for Nigeria’s Agricultural development, the economy will improve and the present food crisis and hardship being faced by Nigerians will be over.
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Lies and Counter lies of this govt.
I think what this govt do is to say something and wait for the reaction,if there's none after some days,it stays,if there's resistance and opposition,they come back and deny it.
Trial and Error govt

eyeview:
Lies and Counter lies of this govt.
I think what this govt do is to say something and wait for the reaction,if there's none after some days,it stays,if there's resistance and opposition,they come back and deny it.
Trial and Error govt

they deny it, later on they will come up with one baseless corruption case against one of their opponents to deviate our attention, and the zombbies will fall for them only to find out that nothing comes out their corruption hunts, before they(zombbies) will come back to what the fg denied, they will come back only to realise the policy is already working. And the chain continues.

Its easy to lie on the head of this government n put them un the defensive all the time. . they are not trying at all. They need to know how to manage the member of the public.

Na Lie oh!

This An Insult to Covenant University

Ok, dis APC government eh, lie lie na dia food. Good morning to u darling queennpercy

Good

Gistarena:
For the avoidance of doubt, and to clear the confusion that has been generated by the media report, the Honourable Minister wishes to state unequivocally that the NSCDC officials will be available on request by big farm corporation especially those in which the owners live, who can apply for them just as big companies and corporate organisations apply, requesting for security personnel to secure their businesses for a token.

Is the TOKEN not payment?
Who is Audu Ogbeh DECEIVING?
None but himself and their zombies surely.
We are not deceived.
No, we are not.

Really

Which kind government be diz sef?

Stupid.



How much did the fulani herdsmen pay before the government decided to protect them from cattle rustlers?


Government talking about diversifying the economy yet, the same government want farmers to pay voluntary protection fees. I begin to wonder, what then is the function of government if it can't protect its citizens

The Rumble and Fumble of Audu Ogbe continue

Two mouth government

Gistarena:

For the avoidance of doubt, and to clear the confusion that has been generated by the media report, the Honourable Minister wishes to state unequivocally that the NSCDC officials will be available on request by big farm corporation especially those in which the owners live, who can apply for them just as big companies and corporate organisations apply, requesting for security personnel to secure their businesses for a token.

So what happens to farmers who are not 'big farm cooperation'

Hmm! We keep hearing conflicting news.

we have heard him

We are observing.........

Herdsmen nko. then no go pay.

This man is the worst performing minister in this Govt. Akinwumi left a solid foundation before joining the ADB, all buhari wudda done was to nominate someone who had worked directly under akinwumi to continue his legacies, only for to bring back a recycled Old politician to tear down Akinwumi's legacies.
Mtscheeeeww

PDP wants to cause confusion

i dont blame d old man him brain don rust finish....bubu carry am come

The evil party PDP that killed Nigeria has finally succeeded in branding APC(a party that wants to revive it) as liar party bcs Nigerians are gullible.They prefer to die with d devil(dat will give them #1k and take #1 billion from treasury) than to go to heaven with Saviour Jesus bcs dat one nah long thing....

i dont blame d old man him brain don rust finish....bubu carry am come... him fit no remember wen him talk am

Old for nothing.

APC and Nairalies go together. What happens to smaller farmers who cannot and do not know how and where to apply? The bottomline is that the Minister and his ministry are LYING to themselves and their gullible followers.
Everybody knows how individuals and corporate organs get the police for security after requesting. IT IS NOT FREE at all! And NSCDC of recent after being empowered with arms are doing the police thing: money for hand, back for ground.
But come to think of it, is this government reasoning from the anus? Farmers have cried a lot and have been dealt with enough, and so do not need the application protocol to have government security.
This government is anti-people and pro-cows and goats, what an irony!

Gistarena:
The Minister of Agriculture

For the avoidance of doubt, and to clear the confusion that has been generated by the media report, the Honourable Minister wishes to state unequivocally that the NSCDC officials will be available on request by big farm corporation especially those in which the owners live, who can apply for them just as big companies and corporate organisations apply, requesting for security personnel to secure their businesses for a token.


http://www.gistarena.com.ng/2016/07/farmers-will-not-pay-any-mandatory.html

Why is this man playing with words?
If people are being asked to pay 'tokens' to have access to security, it simply means that it is up for those who can afford it. In other words government who is constitutionally mandated to protect the people is now using state resources to protect the wealthy to the exclusion of the poor (who will not be able to afford the 'token').
I weep for this country. The mafia bosses have taken over and are now demanding protection fees from farmers.

Did i say anything? Modified: Now i have read.....So only 'Big Farms' definitely belonging to the Rich will write and NSCDC will send their personnel to them? What happened to the poor masses? They will be left at the mercy of the blood sucking and thirsty herdsmen? Abeg wailers form don finish? I wan buy. These guys are drunk on hypo.

I said it.