NEEM elects Karaya, others as leaders

The  New NEEM Executives

The Federation of Agricultural Commodity Association of Nigeria (FACAN) has conducted an election that emerged Alhaji Musa Karaya as the President of Neen Growers, Processors and Marketers Association with six other Vice President (VP) from the geo-Political zones of country as officers.

Among the six VPs elected were Mrs Hauwa Kuji Warkano, North east, Mr. Etim Sunday Effiong, South-South, Alhaji Ibrahim Mamud, North West, Hajiya Rabiat Muhammad Abubakar and Mrs. Nnaji Edit Ijoma for South east.

Group Picture with FACAN Executives

The post of National Treasurer was won by Alhaji Sani Ibrahim while Mr. Ohiopa Patrich Mohie and Ileh Domic were elected as National Financial Secretary and Assistance Secretary General respectively, just as both Mr. Amali Augustine for Organizing secretary and Aminu Yuguda emerged the National Public Relation with Alhaji Ibrahim Sule as National auditor. 

Cross Section

Alhaji Karaya in his chat with Food Farm News promised a proactive repositioning of the neem productivity in Nigeria saying the association would harness all the potential in the sub sector of the economic tree locally and internationally to create wealth for the members and the entire country.

The President urged the government to give more support to neem productivity as this was part of its promise to industrialize the country using the non-oil sector of agriculture, noted that much is expected from his association while he promised to tap from FACAN wealth of experience to ensure success being an umbrella body.

Registration Point

The General Secretary of FACAN, Dr. Nuhu Dogondagi assured the appointed officers of their certification before inauguration to make them more legal added that his association as a parent body has certified the election free and fair following the constitution saying no other association would be allowed to register with name this name as soon as all documentation is completed.

He further urged the newly appointees to ensure team work so as to achieve the overall objective of the association in Nigeria, pointing that more sensitization will be done to strategically position the neem products for local and international markets as  Nigeria currently has the best neem  in the world.