Shettima launches Niger Delta Agricultural Development, Investment Fund

By Daniel Abia, Port Harcourt

Vice President Kashim Shettima has launched the Niger Delta Agricultural Development and Investment Fund and inaugurated a Coordinating Council for agricultural development and investment in the region.

Speaking at the Niger Delta Agricultural Development and Investment Summit held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Shettima said the initiative was directly linked to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s agrarian programme under the Renewed Hope Agenda.

He said the summit would mobilise the collective commitment of government, investors, development partners and the private sector towards transforming the agricultural potential of the Niger Delta into measurable economic progress.

The summit, jointly organised by the Office of the Vice President and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), with the support of governors of the nine Niger Delta mandate states, was anchored on the theme: “Unlocking Investment for Sustainable Agricultural Transformation in the Niger Delta.”