The National Chairman of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun yesterday described the ongoing
recession in Nigeria as a blessing in disguise.
Odigie-Oyegun made this comment
at the University of Benin, Benin City at the 61st Annual Conference of
Agriculture/General Meeting of Association of Deans of Agriculture in Nigerian
Universities (ADAN).
He noted that if not for the
economic downturn, nobody would have given practical thoughts about the
capacity of Nigerians to feed themselves, stressing that, “this is another
blessing in disguise.”
The chairman noted that the
APC-led Federal Government was committed to developing agriculture to make the
people to think beyond crude oil.
He said, “The United States of America, which is the greatest economic power pays farmers to produce even the things that they don’t need.Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
“We have come to that level because the price of a barrel of oil has dropped.”
“It is no longer a matter of choice that we must divert to agriculture. It is unforgivable that we behaved stupidly without a vision for so long.
“Agriculture is about 70 per cent of our growth and the vision would stabilise if we could grow even as low as three per cent,” he said.
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