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Obasanjo to chair IsDB agriculture transformation workshop in Kano

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo will be chairing a high-level workshop in Kano State, focusing on agricultural transformation through the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)-funded Kano State Agro Pastoral Development Project (KSADP).

The workshop, themed “Agricultural Transformation and What Works: Reflections from the Crop Value Chain of the Kano State Agro Pastoral Development Project (KSADP)” and billed for 7-8 October, will be organised by the Sasakawa Africa Association(SAA) in collaboration with the IsDB and the Kano State Government.

The event aims to highlight the KSADP project’s successes and foster discussions on extending similar initiatives across other states in the country.

According to the organisers, 20 state governors, representatives from 10 African Countries, IsDB Jeddah Headquarters and SAA leadership from Tokyo and USA will join Mr Obasanjo for the event at the Kano State Government House, as well as a field tour.

“The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, will host Obasanjo and the governors from Jigawa, Kaduna, Kwara, Kogi, Oyo, Ogun, Kwara, Enugu, Cross River, Benue, Gombe, Yobe, Zamfara, Niger, and Katsina states, Akwa Ibom, among others, Federal MDAs,” a statement issued Tuesday by SAA’s communication officer, Moses Nongoatse, noted.

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