By Husssini Hammangabdo, Yola
The paramount king of the Hong people in Adamawa State, the Tol Huba, His Riyal Majesty, Alheri Bulus Nyako has initiated agricultural and solar power schemes designed to revolutionize the agricultural and social life of the people.
The Tol Huba whose corronation was only two months ago, told newsmen at his palace that he had been quick in attracting commercial agricultural intervention that will employ no less than 5,000 of his people; as well as a solar power installation targetting 15 communities across the 14 wards in his chiefdom.
“We are working on a commercial agricultural scheme that will emply 5,000 people who will earn the new national minimum wage,” he said.
According to him, the agricultural scheme will be so large that those to be engaged for it will be processing agricultural produce and Hong will become a zone for agricultural export.
Stressing the point that solar-based electricity investors have been among those that he has attracted to Hong, thrvroyal father said, “We have gone to all the 14 districts. They have surveyed communities to be served with solar power.”
He added that the solar power people would be powering the identified communities in no distant future.
The traditional ruler who said his people have been most grateful to Governor Ahmadu Fintiri for creating the Huba Chiefdom, said he as the paramount ruler is in a hurry to bring development to his people.
“We are optimistic that what we have lost in these past decades, we will make up for in a very short time,” he said.
