By; SANI ALIYU, Zaria.
Member representing Zaria City Constituency in Kaduna State House of Assembly and Chairman House Committee on Agriculture and forestry, Hon Iliyasu Kasimu (Iliyasawa) has debunck the rummour of his involvement in diverting the Fertilizer belonging to Zaria Local Government.
Iliyasawa was spoke to journalists on the alleged fertilizer diversion which he claimed he knew nothing about the supply of and that Kaduna State government gave the contract to some companies to supply the commodities not individual as claimed by some people.
According to him, there is a committee for the sale of fertilizer which comprises State, Local Government, Companies and Political Parties representatives whom at the end will give their reports on all the transaction made to their various offices.
On the off-taker issues, the Lawmaker said he is not an off- taker either as a Company nor as an individual .
Iliyasawa advised farmers to ensure they meet all the requirement needed for obtaining the Loan from the bank of agriculture .
He said even though time is almost against the farmers, they can still make it and produced the grains needed as planned by the government .
