By Ogbuehi Benita On Jul 1, 2025
The Abia State House of Assembly has called for strengthening of agricultural development mechanisms to ensure food security across the 17 local government areas of the state.
The resolution followed a motion moved during plenary by the Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Okoro Uchenna Kalu (Arochukwu Constituency), titled: “Motion on the Need to Ensure Food Security and Encourage Local Farmers in Abia State.”
Hon. Kalu described agriculture as the bedrock of economic stability in developing countries, stressing that Abia possesses vast arable land that remains underutilized due to lack of government intervention and support for farmers.
He also cited the introduction of Nutrition 774 (N-774) Initiative recently introduced by the Federal Government to vitalize and incentivize local action and improve food security, health and nutrition in Nigeria as a lead programme explaining that other states in the country had since introduced same program to address their nutrition and food security challenges.
Hon. Okoro Uchenna Kalu in his prayers urged the house to encourage the State Government through its Agricultural Ministry to initiate programmes and incentives to encourage Local farming in the State as well as mandate the State Government through the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to ensure the Establishment of Food Security and Nutrition Committees at the Local Government Level.
The lawmaker further urged the house to Mandate its Committees on Agriculture, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and that of Food Security to follow up to ensure full implementation.
His motion received an overwhelming support from his colleagues including; Hon. Kalu Mba Nwoke (Ohafia South), Hon. Isienyi Boniface (Ikwuano), Hon. Nnamdi Ibekwe (Bende North), Hon. Godwin Adiele (Ukwa West), Hon. Obianyi Chinemerem Lewis (Ukwa East) and others.
Owing to the importance of the Motion, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Emeruwa urged the sponsor of the Motion, Hon. Okoro Uchenna Kalu (Arochukwu Constituency) to liaise with the House Committees on Agriculture, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and Food Security to upgrade the Motion to a Bill to give it more weight and to re-present the same to the House.
Recall that the Majority Leader in his own capacity had during farming season distributed Fertilizers and other incentives to the Local Farmers in his Constituency to encourage them with a view to boosting agricultural production in his constituency and the state at large.
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