Speaking in a Sallah message to the Muslim Ummah in his palace in Sokoto on Wednesday, the monarch said Nigeria has been endowed with vast arable land,with each region having its own peculiar comparative advantage and as such the country has no business with importation of food.
“Farming is our main source of livelihood in the North. We should go back to the farms and engage in both rainy and dry season farming. With this, we can produce adequate food to be locally self-sufficient and even export the surplus,” he said.
While commending President Muhammadu Buhari and Sokoto state government for their efforts to revamp the agricultural sector, Abubakar said, “These efforts will help in further reducing poverty and unemployment, as well as boost the nation’s revenue.
“Premium should also be placed on the welfare of Nigerians and security,while we should all regard security as a collective responsibility.”
He condemned the recent blast close to the Holy Mosque of Prophet Muhammad in Medina, Saudi Arabia, insisting that Islam abhors all forms of violence.
“Islam is a religion of peace and it preaches peace and unity. Violence breeds only breeds violence and underdevelopment. It is only the bad eggs among the Muslims who are perpetrating such heinous acts,” he said.
The Sultan further called on parents in the country to enrol their children in schools to acquire both western and religious education. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Good! Let us start with the FG.Stop exporting our CRUDE, export Ur agricultural produce. Then, we all will go farming.
ReplyDeleteGood because you will not continue to enjoy free oil money forever.
ReplyDeleteYou want them to go back to their farm so that you will go back to their oil?
ReplyDeleteCorrect bro %100
DeleteSaudi. Kuwait and UAE import almost all their foods using oil money. Let all those sitting on oil go back to oil and those on arable lands go back to farm. Ci kena!
ReplyDeleteYeye Sultan! Awon omo ole!
ReplyDeleteWe should go back to farm and be killed by your Fulani headsmen,abi? Akuya
ReplyDeleteLet the sultan and his family leave the palace first and go to farm, nonsense! Some should go to farm will the rest feed fat on the oil sitting in their palaces, schooling their children overseas and establishing their children in exotic position in cbn, nnpc, DPR, nddc, all the big multi - oil & gas companies. ........ You all bleeding the nation dry and robbing the rest of the citizenry these endowment by God shall never enjoy the stolen wealth but be tortured and die mysteriously in your numbers.
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