2023: APC Presidential Campaign Team To Host Farmers’ Summit

Agro Commodities Directorate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign Council will on Thursday host the national farmers stakeholders engagement and mobilisation summit in Abuja.

The summit will have in attendance all leaders of farmers’ associations and groups from across the country who will be speaking on the manifesto of the APC presidential candidate and how their members are going to benefit from the manifesto after the election.

They will also be discussing the strategies adopted in mobilising farmers from all over the country and how to deliver their votes for the APC candidate.

The secretary of the Agro Commodities Directorate, RetsonTedheke, said the summit will also have in attendant the APC presidential candidate and his running mate, APC executive and officials of the presidential campaign council.

Tedheke disclosed that the directorate in its mobilization effort has mobilized 201,735 lead farmers Grassroots voters mobilizers who will in turn mobilize 25 voters each for the polling for a total of 5 million votes for Asiwaju/Shettima.

He said, “We also expect about 500,000 farmers leaders rural grassroots mobilizers across all agricultural commodities associations, groups and cooperatives to deliver a combined number of 12, 500,000 farmers votes for Asiwaju/Shettima.

“All the national farmers associations, groups and cooperatives will mandate all their zonal leaders who is expected to cascade same to state, local governments, wards and polling units for mobilization and votes for the APC candidate.”

Some of the guest speakers expected at the event also commended the directorate adding that it is the best way to go in order to prepare ground for Nigerian farmers when Asiwaju becomes president.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammed Abubakar Mahmood, who is a Co-director of the Agro Commodities Directorate, who itemized the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari in Agriculture noted that farmer’s support for Asiwaju/Shettima was to build on the existing milestone of the APC administration in agriculture sector.

Also, national president, Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN), Alhaji Bello Abubakar Annur, said his association is out to support Asiwaju/Shettima by mobilizing its members to votes for the APC candidate in order to continue to enjoy the support MAAN got from the APC led Government.

National President, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, (RIFAN), Alhaji Aminu Goronyo, recalled the President Muhammad Buhari’s Support for Rice Farmers adding that they are working to ensure Asiwaju’s victory in the poll in order for his association to enjoy more government support.

Strategies adopted by the directorate will be shared among participants in order to help APC in mobilizing more people that will result into massive votes for Asiwaju/Shettima during the poll.