…As Shettima says pact will transform agricultural productivity
Vice President Kashim Shettima, has applauded the collaboration among the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme aimed at boosting the provision of affordable energy in the centres scattered across the country.
He commended the commitment and resourcefulness of the REA management, saying the SAPZ programme, if fully operationalised, has the potential of transforming agricultural productivity across the country and improving the wellbeing of rural communities, according to Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications.
Shettima speaking during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between REA and SAPZ for the provision of affordable energy in all the SAPZ sites across the country, said the “agreement covers joint assessment, technical assistance, and energy deployment across the SAPZ, under REA’s Desert To Power (DTP)
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