By Gabriel Ewepu

ABUJA—Zamfara State government has urged the Federal Government to continue with the Rural Finance Institution Building Programme, RUFIN, for rural financial inclusion.

This was stated by the Commissioner for Agricul-ture and Natural Resources, Engr. Lawal Jangebe, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ibrahim Usman, during a visit of RUFIN delegate to the state for assessment of the programme in some local government areas.

Jangebe said the RUFIN programme should be seen as a catalyst to solve rural poverty, adding said: “Zamfara State is the home of farmers, and we are known for our slogan Farming Is Our Pride, because it is the farmers’ state in Nigeria. Over 80 per cent of our citizens are farmers.”