FG Opens Radio Station to Reach Herdsmen
The federal government has said it has
acquired an Amplitude Modulation radio broadcast licence to reach
herdsmen across various locations in the country as parts of measures to
enhance nomadic education.
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu,
stated this Wednesday in Abuja during an interview with journalists,
adding that the establishment of the radio frequency was to end the
perennial farmers-herders crises across the country.
The minister noted that the radio
service would operate on frequency of 720KHz, and would air in Fulani
language, as the government believes that the radio medium is one of the
viable means to reach the herdsmen.
He stated that plans were underway to
secure funds for the procurement and installation of requisite
transmission equipment for the successful take-off of the radio station.
Adamu said, “The radio service will
serve as a vehicle for social mobilisation and education, in addition to
interactive radio instruction methodology that will be adopted to reach
the very hard-to-reach segment of our target population.
“Additionally, it will enhance our
capacity to address crisis between herders and farmers with attendant
consequences to loss of lives, destruction of productive assets, nomadic
schools, facilities teaching and learning resources.”
The Executive Secretary, National
Commission for Nomadic Education, Prof. Bashir Usman, said Hausa
broadcasters have been contacted to develop programmes
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