Agriculture Is Key In Addressing Insecurity In The North – Niger Governor Bago
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago has advocated that the only way to addressing insecurity and ensuring sustainable development in the North is a return to Agriculture.
The ‘farmer governor’ as he is fondly called stated this at the 10th edition of the Annual Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Lecture held in Borno State and organised by the Sir Ahmad Bello Memorial Foundation in collaboration with the Borno State Government.
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In a Statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Bologi Ibrahim and made available to THE WHISTLER on Sunday, the governor said, “I acknowledged the doggedness of Late Sir Ahmad Bello who was instrumental in making the Northern Region focus on Agriculture describing it as phenomenal.
“He said, prior to the discovery of oil in Nigeria, the Northern Region was globally recognised as a giant in Agriculture saying, there is the need to change the narrative by reverting back to the old days and reduce the dependence on the Federal Government monthly allocation” he said.
Bago also revealed the Niger State Government’s plan in the Agricultural sector as it intends to use all ungoverned spaces which is responsible for banditry activities, with huge resources already in place for clearing of land, preparatory for agricultural production.
He also suggested the need to deploy technology and mechanisation to be in tuned with modernisation and reiterated that Government must create enabling environment for agriculture to thrive.
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Speaking on education, Governor Bago said the North needs to sit down and chart a new course on what measures to take to improve on the sector.
The governor advised that School curriculum must be in tandem with what is obtainable globally to enable the teeming youth have skills as they cannot be productive without skills.
The 10th Annual Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Lectures has the theme, ” Creating Pathways for Peace: Tackling Banditry and Insurgency through Good Governance for Sustainable Development”.
