NAIC board sees greater responsibility to farmers

The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance (NAIC) would be supported and strengthened to impact more on farmers and their operational activities towards achieving the Federal Government’s Agricultural transformation agenda, new board of the agency has stated.

The board under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development also pledged to add value to the operations and effectiveness of their respective agencies, promising team work and self sacrifice.”

Chioma Ohakim, chairperson of the Board, called on NAIC staff and management to team up with the new board towards forging ahead, saying “that our board would go the extra-mile with the view to ensuring and sustaining government support to enable NAIC operate optimally for the benefit of farmers nationwide.”

She charged NAIC management to ensure that all categories of farmers, especially the small farm holders are carried along by NAIC, adding that extension services should be regularly organised, to update farmers with modern farming techniques towards maximising farm yields and therefore attain food security in the country.

Tijjani Garba, managing director of NAIC, receiving the board noted that the entire staff had great expectations of the board, given the high calibre of technocrats and profile of the persons that constituted the board.

He however pledged the total support of all the staff and management of NAIC, adding that the staff have already keyed into the Federal Government transformation agenda, by the re-engineering efforts of the management, towards up-scaling NAIC service delivery to farmers, especially in the critical areas of prompt claims payment and extension services to its clientele across the country.

Garba, pleaded with the new board members to leverage their wealth of experiences and good will on the Corporation, especially in the area of payment of premium subsidy by both the federal and state governments, with the view to adequately funding NAIC to offer optimal services to the teaming farming populace nationwide, adding that the high risks in agricultural ventures required NAIC to underwrite farmlands and settle claims promptly to enable farmers stay in business.

By: Modestus Anaesoronye