All Farmers Association of Nigeria Dissociates Self From Ado Kano

By Adedapo Adesanya

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has dissociated itself from an unofficial viral statement by one of it members, regarding posters indicating activities of the organisation.

The group dissociated itself from the member in a statement signed by its National President and the National Secretary, Mr Kabiru Ibrahim, and Mr Yunusa Halidu, respectively.

“This post is made by an authorized member, Ado A Ado Kano.

“The opinions and views expressed here are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the group, its administrators, or other members.

“For official statements, please refer to AFAN official contact or platform,” parts of the statement made available to Business Post stated.

According to AFAN, the unofficial posters flying around doesn’t represent the association, noting that Mr Kano is not authorized by AFAN or its officials but those of the author.

AFAN is the umbrella organisation for all farmers’ commodity associations in Nigeria.

Its vision and mission are to assemble all Nigerian producers into one organization, providing a single interlocutor for the government to address agricultural issues with the farming community.

AFAN was formed by the merger of the All-Farmers Association of Nigeria (ALFA) and the National Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (NAFAN).  The merger was recommended by former Nigerian president, Mr Olusegun Obasanjo.