Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, North East of Nigeria has been in Baga to assess portions of Lake Chad, towards his government’s plan to enhance agricultural activities along the shores of the basin, and to increase avenues for trans-border trade, between the people living on the Nigerian side and those from Chad and Niger republics.
The Lake Chad Basin is the largest endorheic basin in Africa, spanning four nations, including Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon.
The Governor noted during his assessment that with agricultural activities picking up along the Lake Chad shores, the returning communities hitherto depending on government support and humanitarian aid, would have sources of livelihood.
“We are here to see how we can support large-scale farming. This town was ravaged by the insurgents, and people were resettled back about two or three years. So, to provide a means of livelihood to the people, we have to exploit the potential of Lake Chad”, Zulum said.
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He added, “Our first objective is to see how we can support the army and the navy to clear the waterways so that movement by boat from Baga to Chad can commence, which will enhance transborder trade and agriculture”.
(Editor: Ken Eseni)
