The minister for information and culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed has commended the Jigawa state governor Alhaji Muhammed Badaru Abubakar for supporting traditional institution to resolve internal conflicts among the people of the state.
Mohammed stated this on Monday during a courtesy visit to Governor Muhammed Badaru Abubakar as part of a visit to inspect the tallest national flag hoisted within the multi billion Naira Mallam Alu Agro-allied farm company project at Birnin kudu local government of Jigawa state.
The minister explained that the resolve to allow traditional institutions to address conflicts has further helped in mitigating the escalation of on unnecessary crises that has earned the state as one of the most peaceful in the country.
“I have to commend you the governor for supporting traditional institution in resolving internal crises while avoiding the usually expensive litigations in our courts or police stations” the minister said.
Earlier the Minister visited the Dutse Emir Alhaji Nuhu Muhammad Sunusi at his palace.
The Emir said the state government has been supporting the traditional institution to manage internal conflicts.
According to the Emir, “we have a whole public conflict resolution mechanism within the Emirate council that resolves up to 3,000 crises in just one month”.
He commended the Chairman of the Mallam Alu Farms, Alhaji Farouk Adamu Aliyu for investing heavily in the agricultural sector.
On his part the chairman of the Mallam Alu Agro-allied farms company, Alhaji Farouk Adamu Aliyu said he was propelled by the persuasive powers of the state governor to start-up the Agro-allied farm.
Adamu said the farm land is about 70 hectres that comprises of a fertilizer blending plant that produces up to 40 tonnes per hour of blended fertilizer.
He said the farm also houses a dairy with 400 heads of cows, a green house that produces 15 to 20 tonnes of tomato per week.
He said in furtherance of the call by the president of the country to unite Nigerians, “we have erected the tallest flag in Nigeria and the second most tallest in Africa as a symbol of unity of the people across the country”, he said.
