A bill titled;`Nigeria Agricultural Associations Bill, 2016, sponsored by Abubakar Amuda-Kannike (APC-Kwara)has passed second reading in the House of. Representatives. The bill seeks to enhance the performance of agricultural organisations across the country.
While debating the bill, Amuda-Kannike said that the relevant professional bodies and stakeholders in the agricultural sector should be supported by the federal government.
He proposed that the Minister of Agriculture should set up a committee comprised of all stakeholders so that matters relating to optimum performance of the country’s agricultural sector would be address.
``It is apparent that there is an obvious need not to leave any stone unturned in the bid to revitalise agriculture in Nigeria.
``I urge you all to support this bill considering it as another attempt to help strategies agriculture as an alternative to oil,’’ he said.
Amuda-Kannike also suggested that a new department should be established for registration of all agricultural associations in the country.
According to him, the department, which would be headed by a registrar, would serve as a liaison between the government and the associations as well as other stakeholders.
The bill was adopted by members through a voice vote, when the Speaker Yakubu Dogara put the question during the plenary.
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