Succour came the way of the victims of rice drought in Dukulade, Edu local government area of Kwara state on Wednesday as the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki doled out N2 million to them.
Saraki’s donation was a huge relief for the rice farmers who had lost their farm produce to a devastating drought.
The Director General of the ABS Constituency Office, Ilorin, Alhaji Musa Abdullahi presented the cash gift to the farmers on behalf of the Senate President.
Abdullahi told the farmers that Saraki was touched by the havoc done to the rice farmlands occasioned by the collapsed Dukulade irrigation scheme.
He restated the commitment of the Senate President to the wellbeing and welfare of the people of Kwara state, irrespective of their political leanings.
The DG emphasised that the main reason why Saraki is in politics is ensuring the upliftment of the standard of living of the people of the state.
He encouraged the farmers not to abandon their farm practice because of the unfortunate incident, stressing the importance of agriculture to the diversification of the nation’s economy.
Responding, one of the beneficiaries of Saraki’s largesse, Mal Mohammed Kawu, thanked the Senate President for his kind gesture.
