In a bid to enhance food production and leverage the abundant natural resources of Taraba State, Governor Dr. Agbu Kefas, on Friday approved the formation of the Taraba State Agriculture and Food Sustainability Committee. The committee is set to play a crucial role in positioning Taraba State as a prominent contributor to the nation’s food supply.
According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sanda Yusuf, the Committee Members include:
1. HRH Alh. Abbas Nidda Tafida – Emir of Muri (Chairman)
2. Representative of Aku-Uka
3. HRM Dr. Shehu Baju – Chief of Mambilla
4. HRH Alh. Zubairu Hammangabdo – Lamdo Gashaka
5. HRH Ado Adamu Mazang – Chief of Mumuye
6. HM Amb. Sanvala V. Shimura – Gara Donga
7. HRH Alh. Abubakar S. Danbawuro – Chief of Ibbi
8. HRM Alh. Yusuf A. Manga – Chief of Dakka
9. Uhwe Ephraim Bala – Tsohon Takum
10. HRH Augustine N. Vengkani – Chief of Kona
11. Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Agriculture
12. Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Environment
13. Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Energy and Digital Economy
14. Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Water
15. Attorney General & Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Justice
16. Mustapha B. Adamu
17. Samuel Yelwa
18. Emmanuel Rika
19. Dinshiya Ibrahim Usman
20. Hon. Terence Joseph
21. Dr. Charima David
22. House Committee Chairman on Agriculture and Food Security
23. Chief, Barr., Gebon Timothy Kataps – Secretary to the Government of the State (Member/Coordinator of the Committee)
The committee is scheduled to be inaugurated on Tuesday, 20th February 2024, at 10 am. The inauguration ceremony will take place in the Auditorium of the Office of the First Lady and Wife of The Governor, opposite Muslim Council Secretariat, Jalingo.
