By Anthony Areh
The Bauchi State Fertiliser Company would start rolling out various fertiliser brands next week after it was shut down because of financial crisis.
The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Samaila Burga, said at the flag-off of the 2020 farming season in Bauchi.
Burga said the government has reinvigorated the Bauchi State Agricultural Supply Company with financial support to re-start the state’s fertiliser revolving scheme.
“Two hundred million naira was released for the settlement of about N700 million debt owed the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority. Therefore, this will pave the way for the state’s fertiliser company to resume production next week.”
The commissioner said that arrangements had been concluded on resumption of the production lines and that the purchase of needed raw materials had also been arranged.
He said that the resuscitation of the plant would make its products to compete with similar products produced locally or overseas.
