How Agriculture Would Eradicate Poverty – Obasanjo

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said that if agriculture is taken seriously, it could eradicate poverty. He said this when he visited the Adamawa state government house in Yola. The former president also said that the sector could bring industrialisation to the state. Obasanjo however promised to encourage investors interested in agricbusiness to visit Adamawa. “Your emphasis on agriculture gave me pleasure and if agriculture is taken serious in this state, it will eradicate poverty. If you can provide a conducive atmosphere, people will want to come and invest in agribusiness. “We will encourage those who are interested to invest in agribusiness to come to Adamawa and invest. Agriculture will not only be useful as a security too but as part of the industrialisation of the state, and as such will make the economy of this state more viable”. He further commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his understanding about the situation in the north-east. “To us, the issue of the north-east is special even when Mr President and I are discussing, it always form the centre of our discussion,” Obasanjo said. “I must commend the unique leadership vision of the governor especially as he did not only focus on Adamawa but extent his vision to the entire north-east geopolitical region.”

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