Declare State Of Emergency On Agriculture – Fayose Urges FG
Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State Governor[/caption]
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has called on the Federal Government to declare state of emergency in agriculture.
Speaking while declaring open a four-day Agriculture Summit 2016, the governor said the declaration of a state of emergency will boost revenue in the country.
He further said that rather than channeling their energy towards declaring emergency on the removal of governors, the government should use its powers in the interest of the people.
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He said, “If a nation doesn’t have a change of attitude, there is nothing like diversification. Nigeria deserves leaders not rulers. We must drop the attitude to bring people down.
“Salaries are not enough to pay workers. It is sad that the state government can’t diversify again because they are financially incapacitated. State cannot fund agriculture because they are under perpetual bailout.
“The federal government should declare a state of emergency in agriculture. Not a state of emergency that you want to remove the governor. We must use the power given to us by the constitution for the people and not against the people.”
