Laleye Dipo in Minna
The Niger State Governor, Mr. Mohammed Umaru Bago, has announced a new dress code for all categories of civil servants in the state with immediate effect.
The governor has also dropped his traditional attire and opted for the same mode of dressing announced for his workers.
Bago, who gave the directive in Wushishi at the weekend during the presentation of land development and preparation equipment at the Brains and Hammers Rice City, said that the new dress code of jeans and tee shirts should be won from Monday to Thursday while the traditional attire can be won on Friday, which is the normal day that Muslims go to the mosque for the Jummat service.
He said that the dress code would make the workers “smart” to show that they have imbibed the spirit that all workers should own a farm as part of the government policy to boost food production.
Bago said: “You see that I am always in jeans and trouser to show that I am ready for work,”
Meanwhile Governor Bago has said that his administration would procure N500 billion worth of agricultural equipment and implements intended to create over one million jobs in the state, adding that the administration would adopt the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangements to realize the target.
He said that the state’s agricultural revolution is in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s agenda for agricultural development and food security in the country, adding that state government is on the right track to establish the “Niger State Strategic Food Reserve” and also protect land from encroachment.
He encouraged youths to engage in agriculture, adding that the government would commence the disbursement of N250,000 each to youths and women to facilitate their farming activities.
