Governor Mohammed Umar Bago, of Niger State has asked residents of the state to stop referring to him as ‘His Excellency’ but should henceforth refer to him as ‘Farmer Governor.’
Bago stated this during the presentation of the 2024 budget to the state House of Assembly said that the name is to reinforce the priority of the government on agriculture.
The governor said he should no longer be called ‘Excellency’ or ‘Honourable’ or ‘Mr Governor’ but be called ‘Farmer Governor.’
‘I want to inform the people of Niger state that from today, my nomenclature has changed and I wish to be addressed as Farmer Governor Bago from henceforth.’
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Bago, who wore a tee-shirt and a trouser during the presentation, however, said that he has not banned the wearing of agbada by civil servants as carried by some media organisations.
He explained that he only emphasized the need for civil servants working in the ministries of works, agriculture or other ministries that require physical functioning to dress in outfits that would enable them function properly.
