Acting President Yemi Osinbajo says that Niger has the capacity
to produce assorted food crops that will feed the African continent.
Osinbajo said
this when he declared open a two-day Niger State Economic Submit with the theme
“Impact Investment for Advancing Agricultural Economy and Innovation,” in
Minna.
The
conference, which attracted economic experts, industrialists and manufacturers
as well as some state governors across the country, was organised to attract
investors in various fields to boost the state’s economy.
He commended
Gov. Abubakar Bello for organising the conference, noting that it would assist
in attracting various investors, especially in the agricultural sector.
The acting
president called on state governments to assist farmers with alternative
sources of power, to enable them to process and preserve their farm produce.
He said that
the Federal Government was ready to partner with state governments willing to
rehabilitate federal infrastructure in their areas.
“Niger State
Government is collaborating with the Federal Government to complete Baro Port,
” the acting president said.
Osinbajo said
that such projects would create enabling environment for business activities to
thrive in the national economy.
He said that
Niger was hosting three major hydro dams, adding that renewable energy was the
way forward to increase the capacity of villagers and farmers for agricultural
investment.
Osinbajo said
there was also the need to improve on roads infrastructure for enhanced
agricultural development in the state.
Earlier,
Bello said that the state had large deposits of natural resources ranging from
hydro carbon at the Bida Basin, gold, copper, tin, iron ore, tantalite, Kaoline
and clay.
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