Uchechukwu Ogah, ministerial
nominee from Abia state, says Nigeria has all it takes to feed the entire
world.
He said this while responding to
questions from senators during the screening of ministerial nominees on
Wednesday.
President Muhammadu Buhari had
submitted a list of 43 ministerial nominees, which was read at the senate
plenary on Tuesday.
Ogah, who was the first nominee
to be screened, said the country could diversify from oil to agriculture.
“We don’t need to depend on only
oil. I believe that if we develop our agricultural sector, we can equally
develop, and create jobs for our teeming youths,” he said.
“Take for instance, if you build
a farmland where you can house over 150 youths and you provide enabling accommodation
for them and you give them all the necessary amenities. I can tell you that
these youths will be powerful to turn an entire piece of land to something that
will create revenue for the entire country.
“We as a nation can export and
feed the entire world. We have a capacity, we have the population, we have all
the resources that is required which is the human capital which is the best
that is needed. So I believe that if we can do that, we can actually improve in
this nation.”
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