The
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has warned
farmers to disregard fraudsters requesting money from them so as to get access
to agricultural loans. In a statement signed by the Director of information, he
further stated that the ministry had not asked any person or group of persons to open any account with either the Agricultural Development Bank or Bank of Agriculture
for the purpose of obtaining loans from FMARD,
nor has it.
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asked anyone to collect money from people for the same purpose. “This Day News Paper reports”
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asked anyone to collect money from people for the same purpose. “This Day News Paper reports”
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) on Saturday cautioned Nigerian farmers and associations
not to pay any money to persons or group for
the purpose of accessing agricultural loans.
The advice came against the backdrop of reports which quoted the APC Secretary (Bayelsa State) as alleging that fraudsters had duped unsuspecting members of the public of various sums of money with the promise to help them obtain loans from the FMARD. The ministry, in a statement signed by Director of Information, FMARD, Mr. Tony Ohaeri maintained that the ministry had not asked any person or group of persons to open any account with either the Agricultural Development Bank or Bank of Agriculture
for the purpose of obtaining loans from FMARD,
nor has it asked anyone to collect money from
people for the same purpose. It therefore, urged the general public and farmers to ignore the seemingly attractive proposals from fraudulent and unpatriotic individuals who may be going around deceiving farmers and prospective farmers. The statement
further advised Nigerians to report any person
or group of persons to relevant security
agencies. “The ministry reassures Nigerians
that the Federal Government would continue
to create the necessary conditions and environment for the development of the agricultural sector,” it added. Meanwhile;
AGRIC UNIVERSITY VC HAS
GONE INTO HIDING AS STAFF EMBARK ON PROTEST OVER WELFARE
The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University
of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Olusola
Oyewole, has been forced to relocate from
his official quarters following a protest embarked upon by non-academic
staff of the institution. The protest, which began on
Tuesday, has paralysed activities in the
institution. The staff, under the aegis
of Non-Academic Staff
Union, accused Mr. Oyewole, a professor, of
maladministration and insensitivity
to their welfare. Numbering over 100, the protesters
accused the vice chancellor of refusing
to approve allowances for them as he did for the academic
staff. They also alleged that the vice chancellor imposed some
academic staff as leaders of their union.
The aggrieved protesters lamented that all the meetings
held with Mr. Oyewole to resolve the issues failed because the vice
chancellor refused to address their plight.
It was gathered that the protest, though peaceful, forced
the management of the institution to hurriedly
convene a meeting with the union. The meeting, which lasted
several hours, however ended in a deadlock. PREMIUM TIMES’
sources said the leaders of the union stormed
the venue of the meeting to address their
colleagues and also requested them to mobilize other members with a view to continuing with the protest. It was at that point that Mr. Oyewole, who could no longer contain the action of the union temporarily relocated from the official quarters located inside the university campus to an unknown abode. When
contacted, the spokesperson of FUNNAB, Emi
Alawode, said she would send reaction to this
newspaper but did not keep the promise at the time of filing this report.
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