The House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture has summoned the Management of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), Kaduna, to clear issues
Bank of Agriculture
Mr Dandutse said the documents should include the total amount disbursed to farmers and the number of farmers that benefited from the loans. The committee said it received over 30 petitions from farmers against the bank of its inability to properly manage the CBN funds released for the program. Zainab Gimba, representing Bama/Ngala/Kalabalge federal constituency of Borno State, had raised concern that farmers from the North-East were not happy with the manner the bank handled the anchor borrowers funds.
She urged the Bank to go back to its core mandate and urgently respond to the financial need of farmers, especially those affected by the crisis in the north east region.
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