FG To Reduce Poverty with Investments in Agric – Osibanjo

As a means to end poverty in Nigeria and drive home food security in the country, the Federal Government has said it was collaborating with seven states of the federation for the development of agriculture in the country.

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo who disclosed this at the seventh convocation ceremony of the Redeemer University, Ede, Osun State said that the Federal Government is committed to improving the economy of Nigeria through the development of agriculture.

He added that the government was making frank efforts at ensuring the establishment of technology pact with some developed countries on the processes of the agricultural products.

“The technology pact will be designed with power and internet to do business without the cost of petrol or diesel. Over two-third of Nigerians are extremely poor, so agriculture is the key to our economic plan and we are committed to bringing to Nigerians a self sufficient rice, cassava, cashew and several other crops.”

He restated the Federal Government’s determination to solve the problem of power in Nigeria, stating: “We will ensure regular power supply, open up industries and help the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises to give young people interested in technology and business, a platform in which to operate from.”

Osinbajo, who also insisted that the present administration was committed to defeating the scourge of corruption, added that “with damage and wastage of resources that corruption has done to our nation, we agreed with President Muhammadu Buhari that if we don’t kill corruption, corruption will kill us.”

He however urged the graduating students to be creative with continuous learning and personal research, saying: “integrity pays, if your words can not be relied on, you won’t go very far.”

The Osun State Governor,Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola also charged the graduating students not to relent in pursuing whatever that may bring change.

While speaking on the acronym of Redeemer’s University of Nigeria – RUN, Aregbesola said that the prey and the predator must continue to run in order to achieve their aims, noting that the prey must run to escape from the predator while the predator must also run after the prey in order to survive.