The campaign organisation of Afenifere Chieftain and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Adedayo Adeyeye Movement (PAAM) has raised questions over the State Government alleged refusal to disburse the over N350 million meant for Fadama III to the farmers in the State.
PAAM said the silence of the of State Government, in spite of the farmers agitation was suspicious, adding that; "from all indications, the State government is out to frustrate the Fadama III farmers.
Director General of PAAM, Bisi Kolawole said in a release issued in Ado-Ekiti that it is to the credit of the Fadama I farmers in Ekiti State that the people now have vegetable like water melon, cucumber and pumpkin in abundance in the State and the initiative must not be frustrated by the State government.
Kolawole alleged that the State government was planning to divert the Fadama III fund contributed by the Federal Government and the World Bank to the State government's Youth Commercial Agriculture Development Programme (YCAD).
he said that Fadama III is for livestock farming as the fund is meant to be disbursed to livestock farmers in the State and there are over 350 applications for loan pending at the State Ministry of Agriculture.
He described the action of Ekiti state government as misappropriation of fund and a wicked attempt to deny the Fadama farmers the financial assistance made available by the federal government.
The movement therefore calls on the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to come to the aid of Fadama farmers in Ekiti State by directing the immediate disbursement of the fund.
