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What must’ve struck a cross-section of most Nigerians this week is the unveiling of a 50-meter flag by the former lawmaker and APC stalwart. In doing so, Hon. Farouk Adamu Aliyu set out to emphasise his national pride and also redirect the patriotism of Nigerians in a time of critical dilemma. The National Flag Project, which began in Birnin Kudu, Jigawa State, is a symbolic drive towards the unity of Nigeria and a reminder of the essence of the tricolour flag, of which the green represents the nation’s wealth and the white underlines peace.
Both the wealth and the peace displayed in the flag have been in short supply in the country lately despite the efforts of the government. But the lasting solution, however, lies in the synergy of well-intentioned citizens and the government to stop the conflict entrepreneurs and economic saboteurs who frustrate the patriotism of everyday Nigerians. No matter the scale of this cycle of policies and interventions by the govern
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The company’s founder, Farouk Adamu Aliyu, a former member of the House of Representatives keyed into this, the GGM added.
“We do greenhouse farming. We have a 10,000 square-metre fully automated soilless greenhouse, where we produce tomatoes.
We also have two 250 square-metre greenhouses where we produce other greenhouse vegetables, and another 500 square-metre greenhouse, which is being used as a nursery.
These greenhouses are all foreign-oriented, which have been installed to produce a variety of vegetables. We produce only tomatoes from the 10,000 square automated soilless greenhouses; and we produce an average of 10 to 11 tons of tomatoes every week. We also have another 10,000 square-metre locally fabricated greenhouse. We also have a livestock section, where we have about 300 herds of cattle, some camels, goats and sheep,” he said.