The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Agricultural Production and Services to investigate the non-delivery of 2,000 and 100 units of tractors and combined harvesters respectively under the Presidential Food Security Initiative and Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Drive despite the signing of a N3bn agreement.
It also mandated the Committee to investigate the N138.61bn agreement signed by the Federal Government and the AFTRADE DMCC for the establishment of a tractor assembly plant in Nigeria.
The House arrived at the resolution today following the adoption of a motion at plenary sponsored by the member representing Edu/Moro/Patigi Federal Constituency, Kwara State, Mr Saba Adam.
Recall that shortly after his inauguration into office, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency on food security and identified agricultural mechanization as a key component of boosting food production nationwide.
